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Double-spout Bottle

Dateca. 1300-1470

MediumBlackware

Dimensions7 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (19.1 x 16.5 cm)

CultureChimu (Peru)

PeriodLate Intermediate Period

ClassificationsCeramics

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

Terms

Perú
Ceramics
Blackware
Animals
Foxes
Dogs
Chimu

Object number56.209

Label CopyThe double spouts on this burnished blackware bottle are connected by a broad strap handle. The vessel is decorated with animals (foxes or dogs?) on a studded panel design. The vessel is squat and rounded, with a somewhat rounded base. The spouts taper slightly, narrowing at the tip. This vessel may be Lambayeque (ca. 900-1370 AD) rather than Chimu, or a transitional vessel. Lambayeque vessels of this double-spout type would typically have a pedestal base, while Chimu bottles would more commonly have a stirrup-spout handle.

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