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Stirrup spout bottle with manta ray

CultureChimú
OriginNorth Coast, Peru
PeriodLate Intermediate period (1000-1530)
Date1370-1470
MediumSmudged earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 25.4 x 22 x 21 cm (10 x 8 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
DescriptionChimú manta-ray stirrup-spout bottle, Late Intermediate period, with squat-shaped body, ridged eyes, and tail at the back. The handle is moulded with a row of miniature avial figures, and the base of the spout has a crouching monkey.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.171
Classifications
Ancestral Abiayala
Sub-classification
Andean
Status
On view
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