Moulded Flask with Feline Image
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureChimú
OriginNorth-central Coast, Peru
PeriodLate Intermediate period (1000-1530)
Date1000-1470
MediumEarthenware, black pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 21.5 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
DescriptionChimu 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
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-700
Object number: G83.1.166
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500-700
Object number: G83.1.163
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-900
Object number: G83.1.80
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
900-200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.154
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-700
Object number: G83.1.169
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
700-800
Object number: G83.1.142