Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/315

Grey-brown double spout bottle with bridge handle and a slightly flat base. Painted and incised geometrical decoration below falcon motif in blind spout. Circular pelt marks, three "eye of god” motifs on tail; fan-like feet between wings and tail. Traces of red-brown. Burnished surface; molded manufacture. Broken and restored.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Paracas
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 16.0 cm, width 16.4 cm, depth 16.3 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Teojate

  • Creation Date between 901 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 2990/0315