Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Stirrup vertical spout bottle with rounded rim and flat base. Terracotta with cream and orange-brown slip on two parallel spiraling forms. "Moche II" spout style. Slight polish on surface; molded manufacture. Unbroken.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Moche
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 17.9 cm, width 14.3 cm, depth 14.3 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 101 BCE and 800
  • 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 2990/0296