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Object Number 09-3-30/75604.6
Display Title Ceramic bottle, stirrup spout, human effigy, molded face, feet & legs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic human effigy bottle with flat bottom, stirrup spout across top of head, no rim, human face with molded and incised hair, eyes, nose, mouth and chin, no visible body or arms, crouched legs and feet in place of neck, exterior of vessel and immediately inside the lip painted red, white pigment highlighting eyes, toes and strip between legs
Classification
  • Stirrup spout
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Moche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Viru Valley; Department Libartad
Dimensions Overall: 20.2 x 11.5 x 12 cm (7 15/16 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 09-3-30/75604.6, P
Provenance
Expedition De Milhau South American Expedition (1906-1909 - 1909)
Expedition Dr. William C. Farabee (1906-1909 - 1909)

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