Skip to main content
Object Number
46-77-30/5065
Display Title
Stirrup-spout bottle in form of feline-headed snake
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic vessel with flat base, body of vessel is in the shape of a coiled snake with a feline head, mouth is open and fanged, eyes are bulging, features are molded, teeth and eyes are incised, stirrup spout is attached to top of head and top coil, no rim, vessel is painted white, stirrup spout, interior of mouth, and interior of ears is painted orange, crack located across the top of the vessel body and in the stirrup handle
Inventory Description
Ceramic vessel with flat base, body of vessel is in the shape of a coiled snake with a feline head
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Muchik
- Moche
- Phase IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
Trujillo Province
/
Trujillo
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / Ascope Province / Cartavio / Hacienda Cartavio
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / Ascope Province / Cartavio / Hacienda Cartavio
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 26.2 x 13.3 x 18.4 cm (10 5/16 x 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/5065, Cartavio
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred M. Tozzer and Donald Scott, 1946
Important Note about Historical Language
Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.
PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 968-14-30/8508 | Jar, cat head stirrup spout |
Stirrup spout
|
Peru
| |
| 968-14-30/8509 | Jar, stirrup spout |
Stirrup spout
|
Peru
| |
| 968-14-30/8507 | Jar, cat head stirrup spout |
Stirrup spout
|
Peru
| |
| 09-3-30/75624.3 | Ceramic bottle, stirrup spout, animal effigy, molded head, red on cream painted |
Stirrup spout
|
La Libertad Region
| |
| 968-14-30/8511 | Jar, stirrup spout |
Stirrup spout
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/4956 | Stirrup pot with biconical body |
Bottle
|
Chicama
| |
| 46-77-30/5087 | Red and white stirrup pot |
Stirrup spout
|
Peru
| |
| 09-3-30/75624.4 | Ceramic bottle, stirrup spout, molded zoomorphic effigy, sitting cross-legged |
Stirrup spout
|
La Libertad Region
| |
| 09-3-30/75624 | Water bottle, animal form |
Bottle
|
La Libertad Region
| |
| 46-77-30/4959 | Stirrup pot in bird form. |
Stirrup spout
|
Chicama
| |
| 46-77-30/4967 | White stirrup pot |
Bottle
|
Chicama
| |
| 976-1-30/9970 | Stirrup vessel |
Stirrup spout
|
Peru
|