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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Stirrup-Spout Bottle of Crab God with Fanged Feline Mouth
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Stirrup-Spout Bottle of Crab God with Fanged Feline Mouth

Maker Moche culture (Peru, North Coast)
DateEarly Intermediate period, 200-300
Made/manufacturedSouth America
MediumBurnished red-slipped ceramic
Dimensions9 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (23.5 x 14 x 18.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberC-71-3
Collections
DescriptionStirrup spout vessel, flat bottom with spherical body, figure of crab-man lying on top of vessel - body of crab with claws looped around in front, human or frog legs in back, human head with bared teeth and fangs, flat-disk cap, stirrup spout running from back of head down into vessel of body
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Stirrup spout vessel with inverted Stepped Frets
Moche culture
300-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Stirrup-Spout Bottle with Bean Runner Scene
Moche culture
Early Intermediate period, 300-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Seal Effigy Stirrup Spout Vessel
Chimu culture
1200 - 1476
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Shell Shaped Stirrup Spout Bottle
Chimu culture
1200-1476
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Fish effigy stirrup bottle
Inca culture
1400-1530
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Jaguar Effigy Urn
Moche culture
200-300
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Effigy Bottle
Sican culture
1050-1200
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Stirrup Spout Vessel
Chimu culture
1200-1476
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Double Chambered Stirrup Bottle
Chancay culture, Peru, Central Coast
1200-1450
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bottle with Seated Man on Platform
Chimu culture
1200-1350
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Bridge-Spout Bottle of Cat God
Nazca culture
300–500 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Jaguar Effigy Jar
Peru, North Coast, Moche
500-800 CE

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