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Object Number
16-62-30/F724
Display Title
Stirrup-spout bottle
Descriptions
Object Description
BCeramic vessel with flat base, body of vessel is a cube, top of vessel decorated with molded and incised skeletons, large skeleton sitting crossed-legged with hands resting on knees and back against edge of vessel, small skeleton to the right of large skeleton is reaching into large red vessel with right hand and holding small black bowl in left hand, in front of large skeleton is a round white post (?) lying on its side and propped on two white pedestals, face painted in red at one end of post, smaller skeleton sitting on either side of post with hands resting on top of post, white and red dog laying at one end of post, white box resting to the left of large skeleton, red stirrup spout connected to back of large skeleton and side of vessel, spout angled backwards, no rim, chipped lip, red on white band of skeleton pattern on vessel body
Inventory Description
Ceramic vessel with flat base, body of vessel is a cube, top of vessel decorated with molded and incised skeletons
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Huari
- Phase IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Viru Valley; Chicama Valley
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 11.9 x 22.7 cm (7 1/16 x 4 11/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
16-62-30/F724, 25-61, F-724
Credit Line
Gift of Friends of the Museum, 1916
Provenance
Seller
Dr. Julio C. Tello
Donor
Donated by
Friends of the Museum
(1916)
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