Double-bridge-spout Bottle with Birds
Artist
Wari artist(s)
CultureWari
OriginTiahuanaco, Peru
PeriodMiddle Horizon Period (600-1000)
Date800-1000
MediumRed earthenware, slip, burnishing, and press moulded.
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 17.1 x 18 cm (5 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
DescriptionWari painted double-bridge-spout bottle, Middle Horizon period, with parrot heads. Each with an open beak and projecting plumes. It is painted in grey, cream, black and dark brown on a dark orange ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.319
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Wari artist(s)
800-1000
Object number: G83.1.320
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100-300
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Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
200-400
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Artist / Maker: Salinar artist(s)
500 - 300 BCE
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Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
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Artist / Maker: Tembladera artist(s)
900-200 BCE
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1250 BCE - 1 CE
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ca.1729-1731
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ca. 1860
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