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Bottle With Bird Head Effigy Spout
Bottle With Bird Head Effigy Spout

Bottle With Bird Head Effigy Spout

Dateca. 1300-1470
Place Made DisplayNorth Coast Peru
MediumBlackware
Dimensions6 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (15.9 x 14.6 cm)
CultureChimu (Peru)
PeriodLate Intermediate Period
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTransferred from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Terms
  • Perú
  • Ceramics
  • Chimu
  • Blackware
  • Animals
  • Birds
Object number56.149
Label CopyThis burnished Chimú blackware bottle has a strap handle and a bird face at the top of the short spout. Birds are common along the Peruvian coast and were frequently depicted on Chimú ceramics, textiles, and metalwork.
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