Stirrup Bottle

54-13-6

From: Peru | Peru, North Coast

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 54-13-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Peru, North Coast
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Cursive style. Red ware. Square with slightly rounded base top; vertical spout rolled inward slightly at rim. Rectangular shield-like projection triangular in section at one side, with two attachments on upper side and two on top of body. Red and black painted decoration: scrolls on upper body, stripes around stirrup, shield divided into tiny squares each enclosing a single circle or square.

Height 18.4 cm
Length 9 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Exchange with Peabody Museum of Salem, 1954
Other Number E13316 - Old Museum Number

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