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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
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
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