Grey-brown bottle with conical spout, connected to a feline head by a strap handle. Four reed stamp circles on breast, two horizontal “eye of god” motifs on tail with geometric meander below. Banded legs to the sides extend to the gambrel. Spaces between wings and tail filled with chevron bands with a triangular foot at the centre. The feline mask extends back from wings along gambrel. Traces of red and white pigments. Mold-made ceramic; burnished surface. Broken and partially repaired. Part b) Side part of bottle with geometrical and incised lines near one of the edges. Traces of red pigment. c) Side part of top of the bottle with geometrical decoration and traces of red paint. d) Undecorated fragment.

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• Type of Item bottle
• Culture Paracas
• Material clay, adhesive, paint
• Measurements height 16.4 cm, width 20.4 cm, depth 17.8 cm (part a) height 1.5 cm, width 8.2 cm, depth 6.4 cm (part b) height 0.7 cm, width 8.1 cm, depth 4.4 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 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 poor
• Accession Number 2990/0718 a-d