Bottle

Dateca. 1300-1532

MediumBlackware

Dimensions10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (26.7 x 21 cm)

CultureChimu or Chimu-Inca (Peru)

PeriodLate Intermediate Period or Late Horizon

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineTransfer from the Sociology - Anthropology Department. Spring 1956.

Terms

Perú
Ceramics
Blackware
Chimu

Object number56.168

Label CopyThis blackware flattened Chimu or Chimu-Inca bottle is mold-made, slipped, and has a pattern of raised dots with a zigzag geometric design on the vessel body. It has a broad, gently flared spout with two strap handles curving from the vessel's shoulder to its spout.

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