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Vessel rattle

A.D. 1100–1476
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware
DimensionsLength 6.4 cm, width 2.7 cm (Length 2 1/2 in., width 1 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.374
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
Restricted: For reference only
500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Vessel flute
500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Restricted: For reference only
500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Vessel flute
after A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
after A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
500 B.C.–A.D. 500
Vessel whistle (?)
A.D. 550–750
Vessel whistle
before A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
before A.D. 1600
Restricted: For reference only
before A.D. 1600
Vessel flute
A.D. 800–1200