Snarling Feline Effigy Bottle
Dateca. 1300-1470
MediumBlackware
DimensionsHeight: 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm)
CultureChimu (Peru)
PeriodLate Intermediate Period
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTransferred from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Terms
- Perú
- Ceramics
- Chimu
- Blackware
- Animals
- Cats
Object number56.172
Label CopyThis Chimú animal head effigy bottle is made of burnished blackware. The full face on the front of the mold-made vessel body is that of a snarling feline with whiskers, round nose, open mouth showing teeth, and small rounded ears. A ribbon handle curves from the vessel shoulder to the base of the flared spout. Cats of all sorts are common motifs on Peruvian ceramics from all time periods; the snarling feline is a symbol of power and prestige.Collections
ca. 1300-1470 AD
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1470
ca 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1470
AD 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532