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Object Number 09-3-30/75623.3
Display Title Water bottle, bird form
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic double lobed bird-effigy vessel with flat bottom, rear lobe is spherical, front lobe is in shape of parrot with molded wings, eyes and beak, beak has a perforation on either side, lobes connected in center by round bridge, also connected by stirrup spout which is attached to top of parrot head and top of rear lobe, stirrup spout has no rim, exterior of vessel painted red with white pigment on beak and eyes, white pigment lines also define feathers on wings
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Moche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms Chicama Valley
Dimensions Overall: 21.6 x 9.1 x 17.4 cm (8 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 09-3-30/75623.3, P

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