Bottle Item Number: 3111/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bottle with stirrup spout with globular body and ring base. Orange-brown slip with cream decoration. Three panels with high relief profile dogs, divided by bands of pyramids with step pattern at sides, and zigzag designs. Well preserved.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 901 BCE and 201 BCE
- Collected during 1947
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Owned by Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell before May 21, 2015
- Received from Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor) on May 21, 2015
What
Who
- Culture
- Cupisnique
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell
- Received from
- Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 901 BCE and 201 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1947
- Ownership Date
- before May 21, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on May 21, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3111/0017