Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/18

Stirrup spout portrait head bottle with flat base, rim in relief, and burnished surface. Bald man with thrusting lower jaw and large ears. Broken and restored.

  • Narrative

    Early Moche; Moche I


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Moche
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 20.1 cm, width 13.8 cm, depth 12.9 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Piura

  • 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

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0018