Human whistling-effigy bottle with flat base, long-conical spout and tubular stirrup. Polished yellow-cream ware with red-brown slip. Seated male figure is wearing a mushroom shaped headdress ornament, short tunic and with both hands on knees. Broken and repaired.

• Narrative

  Early Moche; Moche I; Formative period; Viru type features.

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• Type of Item bottle
• Culture Moche
• Material clay, paint, plaster
• Measurements height 19.7 cm, width 11.4 cm, depth 15.8 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 Piura

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• Creation Date between 601 BCE and 201 BCE
• 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 2990/0022