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Double-bridge-spout Bottle with Warriors

OriginSouth Coast, Ecuador
PeriodMiddle Horizon Period (600-1000)
Date800-1000
MediumRed earthenware, slip, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 14.5 x 18.1 x 17.8 cm (5 11/16 x 7 1/8 x 7 in.)
DescriptionTiahuanaco-Huari painted double-bridge-spout bottle, Middle Horizon period, with each side of a warrior's head in profile. They are each wearing a helmet with projecting avial heads. It is painted in grey, cream, black and dark brown on a dark orange ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.320
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Andean
Status
On view
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