Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/30

Burnished grey-brown effigy bottle with side stirrup and tubular spout. Male figure with prominent nose and elongated eyes riding a llama and holding a club. Spout is on figure’s back. Broken and repaired.

  • Narrative

    Early Moche; Moche I


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Moche
  • Material clay
  • Measurements height 16.5 cm, width 21.4 cm, depth 8.9 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Peru

  • 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

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0030