Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner,

100–300 CE

Mochica
Early Intermediate Period
y1993-107

Information

Title
Stirrup-spout vessel in the form of a kneeling man, possibly a bound prisoner
Dates

100–300 CE

Medium
Ceramic with beige with brown slip decoration
Dimensions
17.7 × 13.6 × 10.4 cm (6 15/16 × 5 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
y1993-107
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Culture
Mochica
Period
Early Intermediate period
Type
spouts, ceramics, vessels (containers)
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
figures (representations), prisoners, men

Gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1993.

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