Bottle
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/354
Grey-brown double spout bottle with bridge handle. Falcon design in blind spout, compressed ovoid body, and flat base. Burnished surface; molded technique. Painted and incised geometrical decoration of six reed stamp circles and two "eye of god” motifs on tail below falcon head. Traces of red-brown pigment. Broken and restored.
- Type of Item bottle
- Culture Paracas
- Material clay, paint
- Measurements height 14.7 cm, width 17.9 cm, depth 18.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in Teojate
- Creation Date between 901 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 2990/0354