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Artifact

Stirrup-Spout Bottle

Description

  • Orangeware vessel with yellowish-cream and red slip decoration.
  • Moulded vessel is in the shape of a monkey with a hat, crouched onto its side and leaning on an urn.
  • Spout shape resembles a riding saddle stirrup, giving the object its name.
  • Two-toned red and white colouration is typical of Moche pottery, a northern coastal Peruvian culture.
  • This type of earthenware vessel is given the name of "Huaco" in Peru. 
  • Made by the Indigenous peoples of Peru.

Background Information

  • Purchased in Peru as a memento by Charles Wallen. 
  • This type of pottery (Huaco) is usually linked to ceremonial, religious, or artistic uses rather than utilitarian due to their high provenience in burials and temples. 

Map Location

Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W

Date

Pre-Columbian (AD 900-1492)

Dimensions

inches
Length:
5.5
Width:
4.0
Height:
10.5

Events, Places, People

  • Charles Wallen
  • Moche Culture
  • Peru 

Originating Location

South America›Peru

Subject

  • Front side of red and cream coloured stirrup-spout bottle in the shape of a crouched monkey.
  • Front side of red and cream coloured stirrup-spout bottle in the shape of a crouched monkey.

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