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