Jar with feline image
Artist
Chimú artist(s)
CultureChimú
OriginNorth-central Coast, Peru
PeriodLate Intermediate period (1000-1530)
Date1000-1470
MediumSmudged earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 21.5 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
DescriptionChimú moulded bottle, Late Intermediate period, each side moulded with a crouching feline figure, with large ears, incised whiskers, and a long curling tail. The feline body has dots painted on it and they are on a stippled ground. There are also twin lug handles and ridged neck.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.170
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.80
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
Object number: G83.1.166
Artist / Maker: Cupisnique artist(s)
1250 BCE - 1 CE
Object number: G83.1.153
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
500-700
Object number: G83.1.163
Artist / Maker: Jama Coaque artist(s)
200 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.205
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
700-800
Object number: G83.1.142
