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Ceramic, complete vessel, bird effigy bottle with stirrup spout
Ceramic, complete vessel, bird effigy bottle with stirrup spout
Object Number 09-3-30/75623.2
Display Title Ceramic, complete vessel, bird effigy bottle with stirrup spout
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic, complete vessel, bird effigy bottle with stirrup spout
Inventory Description Ceramic parrot effigy bottle with flat bottom, vessel wobbles on base, stirrup spout, no rim, stirrup connects from bird's back to head, molded features, perforated nostrils, beak is partially opened and perforated from the bottom, folded wings, right claw holding an ear of corn upright against chest, stirrup painted white, spout painted brown, body and eye of parrot painted red, lines of body feathers painted in white, beak painted white, area around eyes painted white with red zigzag vertical lines, claws and corn possibly painted black
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Moche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms Chicamac Valley
Materials Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 22.2 x 11 x 18.7 cm (8 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 09-3-30/75623.2, P

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