Barrel jug with stirrup-spout
Barrel jug with stirrup-spout

Currently not on view

Barrel jug with stirrup-spout,

1200–1400

Late Chimú
Late Intermediate Period
y1941-9

Information

Title
Barrel jug with stirrup-spout
Dates

1200–1400

Medium
Burnished black ceramic
Dimensions
h. 26.4 cm., w. 20.2 cm., d. 10.4 cm. (10 3/8 x 7 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1941-9
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Culture
Chimú
Period
Late Intermediate period
Type
spouts, stirrup jars, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Techniques
burnishing (polishing)
Subject
barrels (containers), jaguars, monkeys

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