Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/11

Double-spout molded bottle with bridge handle and flat base. Painted and incised designs of four inverted monkey heads wearing headdresses with dotted incisions. Traces of red paint in incisions. Burnished surface. Break not restored.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Tembladera
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 14.1 cm, width 13.2 cm, depth 12.4 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Tembladera

  • Creation Date between 901 BCE and 601 BCE
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition poor
  • Accession Number 2990/0011