Bottle Item Number: 2990/252 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Grey-brown terracotta bottle with stirrup spout, shaped as a head, with rounded base. Traces of red-brown paint; burnished surface. Head in high relief and with incisions, prominent nose, jaw and teeth protruding slightly out from face; eye with red-brown and black paint. Broken and restored.
Narrative
Imitation of Vicus "Moche I" type.
Item History
- Made in Ayabaca, Piura, Peru between 201 BCE and 600
- Collected between 1950 and 1975
- Owned by Alan R. Sawyer
- Owned by Erika H. Sawyer before January 15, 2013
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer (Donor) on January 15, 2013
What
Who
- Culture
- Moche
- Previous Owner
- Alan R. Sawyer and Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from
- Erika H. Sawyer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ayabaca, Piura, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 201 BCE and 600
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2990/0252