Bottle
Physical description
Grey-brown double spout bottle with horizontal bridge handle and a slightly flat base. Incised decoration of two reed stamp circles and geometric serpentine bands in brown with whisker element at centre. Body decoration with applied nose in relief, square ears at ends of brown band, short mouth with whiskers at each side; serpentine geometric band below. Red-brown bird decoration in blind spout with incised mouth and eyes. Red-brown pigment and cream coloured residue. Burnished surface and molded manufacture. Breakage repaired.
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: 14.3 cm x 17 cm x 16.7 cm
Object Number
2990/294