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Bird and squash effigy bottle
Lambayeque (Sicán) or early Chimú
Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 900–1470
Object Place: Perú, Lambayeque area, North Coast
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: black slip paint
Dimensions
24.8 x 15.1 x 22.9 cm (9 3/4 x 5 15/16 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Everett Fund
Accession Number79.1
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionMold-made, strap-handled bottle depicting a raptor (falcon?) standing on top of a squash. The vessel's wide strap handle arches from the back of the bird to a single spout. The spout was trimmed and smoothed to repair a broken tip, the date of this alteration being unknown.
Provenance1879, sold by C. A. Wellington, Household Art Rooms, Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 7, 1879)
NOTE: Six pieces of Peruvian pottery were purchased together for $95.
NOTE: Six pieces of Peruvian pottery were purchased together for $95.