Rattle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/646

Rattle, terracotta with cream slip and fugitive black decoration. Conical handle, double globular body with perforated vertical lines and two pointed distal ends above them. Unbroken.


  • Type of Item rattle
  • Culture Moche
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 12.3 cm, width 5.8 cm, depth 4.0 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Peru

  • 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 good
  • Accession Number 2990/0646