Bottle Item Number: 2990/429 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Llama effigy burnished bottle with rectangular flat base, double spout and strap bridge handle. Terracotta with cream slip. Head design in blind spout, tubular object with geometrical incisions in its back and pierced tail. Modeled and molded technique. Unbroken.
Narrative
Collector described it as a crude rendering of Moche subject after Wari occupation.
Item History
- Made in Ancash, Peru between 800 and 1200
- 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
- Wari
- 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
- Ancash, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 800 and 1200
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2990/0429