Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a speckled cormorant
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a speckled cormorant

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a speckled cormorant,

300–600 CE

Mochica
Early Intermediate Period (Moche phase IV)
2016-1371

Information

Title
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a speckled cormorant
Dates

300–600 CE

Medium
Ceramic with red and cream slip
Dimensions
24 × 20 × 12 cm (9 7/16 × 7 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1371
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Culture
Mochica
Period
Early Intermediate period
Type
spouts, stirrup jars, ceramics
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
birds

Sid Berman (1932-2016), Brooklyn, NY; purchased on April 17, 1972, by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016. [1] According to dated invoice entry in Griffin archive.

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