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 LineTransferred from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Terms

Perú
Ceramics
Chimu
Blackware

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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