Stirrup spout bottle depicting a seated male effigy chewing coca
Artist
Moche artist(s)
CultureMoche
OriginNorth Coast, Peru
PeriodEarly Intermediate Period, Moche IV Phase
Date100-500
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
DescriptionEarly Mochica stirrup-spout effigy bottle of a seated figure, Early Intermediate Period, Moche II Phase, with hands held to crossed legs. He is chewing a coca-bean, and it is painted in cream, brownish-orange, and deep purplish-red.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.160
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
Object number: G83.1.166
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
Object number: G83.1.169
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
500-700
Object number: G83.1.163
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
Object number: G83.1.168
Artist / Maker: Tembladera artist(s)
900-200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.158
