Object Details
Culture
Chimu (Peru)
Late Intermediate Period
Date
ca. 1300-1470
Medium
Blackware
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (15.9 x 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Transferred from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Object
Number
56.149
This burnished Chimú blackware bottle has a strap handle and a bird face at the top of the short sp(…)
This burnished Chimú blackware bottle has a strap handle and a bird face at the top of the short spout. Birds are common along the Peruvian coast and were frequently depicted on Chimú ceramics, textiles, and metalwork.
