Stirrup-spout vessel with animal on top
Stirrup-spout vessel with animal on top
Stirrup-spout vessel with animal on top
Stirrup-spout vessel with animal on top

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Stirrup-spout vessel with animal on top,

probably 450–550 CE

Mochica
Early Intermediate Period (probably phase Mocha IV)
ui.2011.227

Information

Title
Stirrup-spout vessel with animal on top
Dates

probably 450–550 CE

Medium
Ceramic with cream and red slip
Dimensions
24.8 × 14.6 × 20.7 cm (9 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
ui.2011.227
Place Made

South America, Peru

Culture
Mochica
Type
ceramics, stirrup vessels
Subject
mammals

Collection of the Princeton University Art Museum by 2011

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