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Stirrup-spout Figural Bottle with Boats and Felines

CultureMoche
OriginNorth-central Coast, Peru
PeriodEarly Intermediate Period, Moche V Phase
Date100-700
MediumEarthenware, white slip, red slip, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 21 x 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
DescriptionMochica stirrup-spout bottle, Early Intermediate Phase, with rounded body, each side moulded with a canoe holding two kneeling figures back-to-back and rowing. The sides of the strap handle moulded with crouching feline figures. It is painted in brownish-orange and dark brown on a tan ground, which has beans, circles, clubs, spears, and other geometric designs.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.166
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Andean
Status
On view
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