unknown Peruvian
Primary

Chimú (?) Bottle Depicting Fruit

Late Intermediate Period ?
ca. 1000 - 1450 CE ?

2 3/4 in. x 1 11/16 in. x 1 3/4 in. (7 cm x 4.25 cm x 4.5 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• Chimú
• clay - Naturally occurring sediments that are produced by chemical actions resulting during the weathering of rocks. Clays are composed of hydrated aluminum silicates, such as Kaolinite, Illite, Palygorskite, Attapulgite, Bentonite, and Montmorillonite. Small amounts of other minerals can change the color (white, yellow, brown or red) and texture of the clays. Clays may include all earths that form a paste with water and harden when heated.
• fruit - Portions of a plant consisting of the seed and its envelope, especially the latter when it is of a juicy, pulpy nature. In its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds, such as apricots, bananas, and grapes, as well as bean pods, corn grains, tomatoes, cucumbers, and (in their shells) acorns and almonds, are all technically fruits. Popularly, however, the term is restricted to the ripened ovaries that are sweet and either succulent or pulpy. The cultivation and processing of fruits are major industries worldwide.
• Peruvian - Of or belonging to the nation of Peru or its people.

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