Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

3177/4

Peruvian pot. Bottle is made from a dark grey clay, with a burnished surface. Two nearly identical bottles, round and bulbous at bottom and with long tubular necks, make up the vessel, and are connected at body and by a corrugated bridge extending between the necks. A parrot is perched on the top of one bottle, with a large beak, protruding eyes, and wings tucked close to its body.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Andes
  • Material clay
  • Measurements height 17.5 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 9.3 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Monica Gewurz
  • Received from Monica Gewurz

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 1 and 1500
  • Ownership Date before June 10, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on June 10, 2016

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3177/0004