Mother and child figure
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
label: Previous owner
content: T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
label: Previous seller
content: T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
label: Previous owner
content: Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
label: Seller
content: Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Thomas Hewitt Myring (1860-1916, who was employed by a mining company with interests in South America), probably between 1908 and 1909; purchased by Henry Vanden Bergh (1851-1937, a Dutch margarine manufacturer and art collector living in London) from Thomas Myring in 1909; purchased by George Heye from Henry Vanden Bergh in 1927 in London, England.
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place: label: Place
content: Cerro Santa Ana (Cerro Constancia); Casa Grande; Ascope Province; La Libertad Region; Peru (inferred)
label: Geographical Areas
content: South America
setName: label: See related items
content: Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 15/7679
label: Barcode
content: 157679.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mother and child figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Mold-made
label: Dimensions
content: 19 x 10.2 cm