Stirrup-spout Figural Bottle with Boats and Felines
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureMoche
OriginNorth-central Coast, Peru
PeriodEarly Intermediate Period, Moche V Phase
Date100-700
MediumEarthenware, white slip, red slip, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 21 x 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
DescriptionMochica stirrup-spout bottle, Early Intermediate Phase, with rounded body, each side moulded with a canoe holding two kneeling figures back-to-back and rowing. The sides of the strap handle moulded with crouching feline figures. It is painted in brownish-orange and dark brown on a tan ground, which has beans, circles, clubs, spears, and other geometric designs.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.166
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500-700
Object number: G83.1.163
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-700
Object number: G83.1.169
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-500
Object number: G83.1.160
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-700
Object number: G83.1.168
