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Double-chambered vessel with monkey

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Silver, Chimú
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1969
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Title: Double-chambered vessel with monkey
Description:
Silver, Chimú.

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