Double-spout Bottle
Artist/Maker
Nasca
South Coast, Peru
Date1-700
CultureNazca
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (18.4 x 14 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Gustave Schindler
Terms
Object number57.059.000
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DescriptionEarly Nasca decoration portrayed a single conventionalized yet naturalistic motif. In this double spout bottle with fisherman design, two fisherman are pulling in a net filled with fish. With the cultivation on cotton, first recorded as early as 2500 BCE, various kinds of casting nets were used from shore. The twin spouts with strap handle is a ceramic design typical of the Nazca valley.- Art of the Ancient Americas
