Vessel

MOA: University of British Columbia

3150/7

Clay bull. Animal stands on short cone-shaped legs, neck tall with small head held high, and curving horns above protruding ears. Eyes are etched into the side of the head while snout holds incised mouth and nostrils and a tongue raised to lick nose. Stomach is rounded and hangs low. On top of rump is a hole surrounded by a high neck leading into the hollow centre of the vessel. Between this and neck of cow arches a handle. Object is decorated overall with light markings of leafy tree branches and lines with a scalloped design.


  • Type of Item vessel
  • Culture Peruvian
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 15.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 16.5 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Zbigniew Adam Szybinski
  • Received from Zbigniew Adam Szybinski

  • Made in Ayacucho

  • Creation Date during 1950
  • Ownership Date before February 24, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on February 24, 2016

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3150/0007