Bottle
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/430
Feline effigy burnished bottle with single conical spout, strap handle and bridge handle. Terracotta with negative circular spots on body. Bulging eyes and nose, prominent four fangs, tongue up; four fingers in front hooves and three in posterior. Tail has band of negative decoration. Breakage restored.
- Type of Item bottle
- Culture Moche
- Material clay, paint
- Measurements height 19.8 cm, width 22.1 cm, depth 12.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in Ayabaca
- 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 2990/0430