Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3083/7

Clay bottle with face in single spout. Body is round and bulbous, narrowing toward a flat, oblong base. Neck is tall, round and narrow, with a human face protruding from front. A flat looped handle spans from neck to shoulder at back. Body of vessel above midpoint is decorated with small raised dots (goose skin technique), two bent arms in relief to each side, and a tri-pendant necklace falling below the face. Surface of pot is burnished. Well preserved, slightly broken.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Chimu
  • Material clay
  • Measurements height 20.7 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 14.8 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Wendy Thurston, Anne Lyons
  • Received from Wendy Thurston, Anne Lyons

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • Ownership Date before October 29, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on October 29, 2014

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3083/0007