Fragmented grey-brown bottle with flat base, conical spout and bird blind spout, connected by a bridge handle. Feline design has dotted rectangles on rear paws, dotted circles in brow divided by elaborate whisker element. "Eye of god" designs, diagonal whiskers and dotted circles below mouth. Front legs with paws to sides. Traces of red pigment. Burnished surface. Broken and partly repaired. a) Part of side and base. Incised diagonals lines and two reed stamp circles near base. Traces of red pigment. b) Top part of body. Incised lines and reed stamp circles in body. Bird decoration on blind spout with perforated mouth and reed stamp circles as eyes. Traces of red pigment. c) Part of bowl base. d) Conical spout and bridge handle fragment. e-p) Diverse fragments. Nine undecorated, two with incised lines, one with reed stamp circles. q) Various small and undecorated fragments.

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• Type of Item bottle
• Culture Paracas
• Material clay, paint, adhesive
• Measurements height 6.9 cm, width 16.3 cm, depth 12.8 cm (part a) height 8.3 cm, width 15.6 cm, depth 10.5 cm (part b) height 6.8 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 1.3 cm (part c)

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

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• Made in Teojate

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• Creation Date between 901 BCE and 401 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 poor
• Accession Number 2990/0886 a-q