Object Details
Culture
Chimu (Peru)
Late Intermediate Period
Date
ca. 1300-1470
Medium
Blackware
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (19.1 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Sociology – Anthropology Department. Spring 1956.
Object
Number
56.209
The double spouts on this burnished blackware bottle are connected by a broad strap handle. The vess(…)
The double spouts on this burnished blackware bottle are connected by a broad strap handle. The vessel is decorated with animals (foxes or dogs?) on a studded panel design. The vessel is squat and rounded, with a somewhat rounded base. The spouts taper slightly, narrowing at the tip. This vessel may be Lambayeque (ca. 900-1370 AD) rather than Chimu, or a transitional vessel. Lambayeque vessels of this double-spout type would typically have a pedestal base, while Chimu bottles would more commonly have a stirrup-spout handle.
