Stirrup spout prisoner effigy bottle with flat base and burnished surface. Terracotta with red brown slip, cream and traces of fugitive black on head design. Seated nude male figure with rope around his neck. Face has elongated eyes, prominent nose, incised mouth, protuberant ears and is wearing a headdress. Unbroken.

• Iconographic Meaning

  The figure on the bottle is also represented as a warrior, ritual functionary (diviner) and in portrait heads, indicating his rise from captive to elite status.

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• Type of Item bottle
• Culture Moche
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 17.3 cm, width 10.1 cm, depth 17.1 cm (overall)

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

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• Made in Peru

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• 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

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2990/0434