Zoomorphic Whistling Pot
Dateca. 1300-1470
MediumRedware
Dimensions6 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (17.1 x 19.1 cm)
CultureChimu (Peru)
PeriodLate Intermediate Period
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTransfer from the Sociology - Anthropology Department. Spring 1956.
Terms
- Perú
- Ceramics
- Redware
- Animals
- Chimu
Object number56.202
Label CopyThis vessel is a double-chambered Chimu redware whistling pot with a ribbon handle. The animal head on the whistling spout has oval eyes, small round ears, a broken nose or beak, a small round hole in the top of its head, and two legs or paws that are modeled onto stippled background panels. The break in the animal's snout allows the interior whistling mechanism to be clearly seen. This piece was likely meant to be blackware but suffered from poor maintenance of the reducing atmosphere necessary to obtain a consistent dark black color during firing, since the bottom of the pot is blackware while the top of the spouts are red, indicating firing in the presence of oxygen (oxidizing environment).
Collections
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1532
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1470