Stirrup Spout Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/13

Grey brownware stirrup spout bottle with a drum shaped body and slightly rounded base. A single cylindrical spout is centred on the top of the stirrup. There are two anacondas in relief on the body. There is a light brown area of repair on one side of the stirrup, near where it connects to the body.

  • Narrative

    Early Moche; Moche I


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Moche
  • Material clay, paint, adhesive, plaster
  • Measurements height 16.5 cm, diameter 11.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 200 and 600
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0013