Footed bat bowl
Artist
Unidentified artist
Date1100–300 BCE
MediumEarthenware
Dimensions3 1/8 × 9 1/16 inches (8 × 23 cm)
CultureChorrera (Ecuador)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Thomas Carroll, PhD 1951
Terms
- Ecuador
- Ceramics
- Chorrera
- Earthenware
- Animals
- Bats
Object number2006.070.038
Label CopyThis shallow footed Chorrera bowl has a beveled rim in the shape of bat wings, with a bat head on the rim. The interior is incised with curved, zig zag lines, and is burnished a dark brown color.Collections
250 - 550 A.D.
ca. 100-750
ca. 100-600 AD
ca. AD 600-900
