Bottle
Physical description
Grey-brown double spout molded bottle with bridge handle and flat base. One of the spouts has a bird decoration with incised eyes, protuberant nose and a horizontal hole as a mouth. Geometrical decoration of an incised "eye of god” motif below spout, nose in high relief, no front paws indicated. Burnished and polished surface. Traces of brown-red pigment, cream and black paint. Completely broken and restored.
Date Made
900 B.C.E.-200 B.C.E.
Date Acquired
15 Jan 2013
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Erika and Alan R Sawyer Collection of Pre-Columbian ArtMore...
Measurements
Overall: 16 cm x 15.6 cm x 15.5 cm
Object Number
2990/179