Peruvian pot. Bottle is made from a dark grey clay, with a burnished surface. Two nearly identical bottles, round and bulbous at bottom and with long tubular necks, make up the vessel, and are connected at body and by a corrugated bridge extending between the necks. A parrot is perched on the top of one bottle, with a large beak, protruding eyes, and wings tucked close to its body.

Peruvian pot. Black clay bottle is round and bulbous, with a tall neck leading to a slightly flared lip. A monkey clings to the neck and shoulder of the pot by his feet and tail, serving as a handle. Around the body of the pot are printed in relief two rows of feline-like figures, with triangular heads, pointed ears, round eyes and open mouths showing prominent teeth, with arched backs and curved tails. These crouch on a background of small raised dots. The pot is partially burnished.

Peruvian pot. Bottle takes the shape of a woman sitting cross-legged on a squared pedestal base. She wears a headdress that wraps her head at back from forehead to chin, with squares protuberances on the top corners and flaps at the bottom. A band across her brow holds two round flower motifs. A large collar surrounds her neck, and her hand rest on her knees. The bottle’s tubular handle emerges from the back of the figure’s head, arcing down to connect with the pedestal she sits on. A spout emerges from its top. Handle is painted a rust-red, as is the woman’s face, collar, and outlines along the edges of the base. The rest of the object is a mottled orange-brown.

Light brown-yellow clay bottle, mottled with orange. Pot takes the shape of a man with one leg kneeling, the other bent and supporting his elbow. His hands grip a tool or instrument held on an angle against his torso. Face has a protruding nose, smiling mouth, and rounded chin. Figure wears a cloak with hood, his head topped by a feline-like figure whose head and shoulders extend over the man’s forehead. At back, the bottle’s tubular handle arcs between the head and shoulder, with a spout emerging from the top. Handle is brown-red in colour.

Clay bull. Animal stands on short cone-shaped legs, neck tall with small head held high, and curving horns above protruding ears. Eyes are etched into the side of the head while snout holds incised mouth and nostrils and a tongue raised to lick nose. Stomach is rounded and hangs low. On top of rump is a hole surrounded by a high neck leading into the hollow centre of the vessel. Between this and neck of cow arches a handle. Object is decorated overall with light markings of leafy tree branches and lines with a scalloped design.

Clay ram. Torso rests on ground, with no evidence of legs. Small tail curves down above rump. Neck is short and thick, a small head with narrow snout emerging. Large horns curve onto cheeks and eyes protrude slightly. At top centre of back is a hole with short neck and rounded rim leading into the hollow centre of the vessel. Body is painted a dark red at the midpoint over a base colour of brown.

Clay bull. Animal is standing on short legs, head forward, tail curved onto hip. Neck is arched, and dewlap is pronounced below throat. Stomach is well rounded. At top centre of back is a hole with a short neck and pronounced rim leading into the hollow centre of the vessel. Upper sides, neck and forehead of bull are painted a rust red with white linear emphasis.

Clay bull. Animal is standing on short legs, neck straight, head tall and forward, tail curved onto hip. Small ears sit to sides of the head, and mouth is open. Dewlap is pronounced below throat and stomach hangs low. At top centre of back is a hole with a short neck and rounded rim leading into the hollow centre of the vessel. Bull is painted with yellow, orange and green over a brown base, with a shiny glaze in select areas.

Clay bull. Animal stands on short legs, neck wide and muscular, head held high with large curving horns to either side of a mop of tightly curling hair. Dewlap is pronounced below throat, and stomach is rounded and hangs low. Tail curves up onto back. At top centre of back is a hole with a short neck and rounded rim leading into the hollow centre of the vessel. Right side of animal has incised designs on hip and withers, and is covered in a shiny mottled brown glaze. Opposite side is matte.

Clay bull. Animal stands on short legs, neck wide and muscular, head held high, with short horns above protruding ears to either side of a mop of hair. Brow is prominent and holds two etched eyes while snout shows an incised mouth and nostrils. Stomach is rounded and hangs low, each side painted with a large oval of red-brown. Tail curves up onto back and is decorated in a stamped herringbone pattern. At top centre of back is a hole with a short neck and rounded rim leading into the hollow centre of the vessel.