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