House Post
Artist/Maker
Moche
North Coast, Peru
Date100-800
CultureMoche
Mediumwood
DimensionsOverall: 79 x 10 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (200.7 x 25.7 x 10.5 cm)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineGift of Beatrice Drimmer
Terms
Object number87.0198
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DescriptionAlthough complete examples of the housing of the period have not survived, details of construction techniques can be seen in a number of the surviving ceramics of the period. The top of these "Y-shaped" roof supports were often carved forming a face with "ears" as in the case of this example.- Art of the Ancient Americas
