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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Shell Shaped Stirrup Spout Bottle
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Shell Shaped Stirrup Spout Bottle

Maker Chimu culture , Central Coast, Moche Valley (Perú)
Date1200-1476
Made/manufacturedSouth America
MediumCeramic with brown slip
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (19.1 x 13.3 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberC-74-2
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DescriptionStirrup spout vessel with conical body shaped as a conch shell - flat bottom with raised ridge running from top point to bottom small conical conch shells attached near top, one on either side, with incised swirl on base end - stirrup spout springing from shells with small step motif at spout juncture.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Chimu culture
1200 - 1476
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Moche culture
200-300
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Bottle with Applied Figures
Chimu culture
1200-1476
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Inca culture
1400-1530
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 Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Moche culture
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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China
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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