Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Bridge-Spout Bottle of Cat God
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Bridge-Spout Bottle of Cat God

Maker Nazca culture (Peru, South Coast)
Date300–500 CE
MediumBurnished polychrome ceramic
Dimensions7 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.7 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum Collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberC-71-5
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSpherical vessel, bottom slightly widened, top slightly tapered with 2 tubular spouts rising around center of top, connected by wide flat band to make a handle. Painted in burnished polychrome of feline figure and head on one side with connecting body over top and trophy head on other side, at base of tail, wall segmented by thin white lines and black vertical bands.
360 View
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Quatrelobed Stirrup-Spout Vessel
Chimu culture
1000-1476
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Stirrup-Spout Bottle of Crab God with Fanged Feline Mouth
Moche culture
Early Intermediate period, 200-300
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Polychrome bowl
Nazca culture
300-500
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 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
Polychrome bowl with agricultural deity
Nazca culture
200-300
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tripod bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
1000-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Cayman headed Tripod Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya, Nicarao
1350-1550
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 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
Bottle with Seated Man on Platform
Chimu culture
1200-1350
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Effigy Bottle
Sican culture
1050-1200

Collections research is ongoing. Information provided on the Harn’s website about collection objects may be updated, revised, or enhanced at any time.

Harn
Copyright © Harn