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DepartmentLatin America

Bull figurine

NameRoof Ornament
Maker Deniss Sanchez Aparicio (Peruvian)
Date2017
Place madeQuinua, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumClay, slip
Dimensions14 3/8 × 6 5/16 × 15 3/8 in. (36.5 × 16 × 39 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the artist, A.2018.10.1
Object numberA.2018.10.1
Collections
DescriptionCeramic "roof ornament" in shape of bull, figure colored in earth-tone browns, orange, and light-colored decorative designs on surface, bull has four pointed legs as base, ceramic figure has curved handle at center. Ceramic figure has circular opening and cavity inside, bull has small figures on either side of bull head.
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