Grey-brown terracotta bottle with stirrup spout, shaped as a head, with rounded base. Traces of red-brown paint; burnished surface. Head in high relief and with incisions, prominent nose, jaw and teeth protruding slightly out from face; eye with red-brown and black paint. Broken and restored.

• Narrative

  Imitation of Vicus "Moche I" type.

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• Type of Item bottle
• Culture Moche
• Material adhesive, clay, paint
• Measurements height 22.1 cm, width 15.2 cm, depth 13.2 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 Ayabaca

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• Creation Date between 201 BCE and 600
• 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 2990/0252