Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/549

Double conical spout grey-brown bottle with flat base, burnished surface and bridge handle. Incised red-brown bird face on blind spout and incised feline "mask" design below, with reed stamp circles, red-brown geometrical decoration and a ā€œZā€ fret band in lower area. Broken and repaired.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Paracas
  • Material adhesive, clay, paint
  • Measurements height 15.9 cm, width 15.9 cm, depth 16.0 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 poor
  • Accession Number 2990/0549