Object Details
Culture
La Tolita (Ecuador)
Date
3rd century BC-5th century AD
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
4 1/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 15/16 inches (10.5 × 6 × 5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Carroll, PhD 1951
Object
Number
2006.070.053
This minature La Tolita snarling feline effigy pot has a loop handle and a spout at the back of the (…)
This minature La Tolita snarling feline effigy pot has a loop handle and a spout at the back of the head. The animal is seated and has pointed ears, an open mouth, and bared teeth, with a headdress of circles above the face. There are traces of red slip decoration around the spout.
