Terracotta bottle with tall, central single spout and slip decoration. The spout is brown with spots of dark grey and a polished surface. There are two small loops on opposite sides at the base of the spout. The body is globular, cream overall with stylized animals and spiders around rendered in orange and brown slip.

• Narrative

  Early Moche; Moche I

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• Type of Item bottle
• Culture Moche
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 21.0 cm, diameter 14.0 cm (overall)

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

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• Made in Peru

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• Creation Date between 601 BCE and 201 BCE
• Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
• Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
• Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2990/0033