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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
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.
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