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Stirrup-spout Bottle
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Stirrup-spout Bottle

Artist/Maker (North Coast, Peru)
Date100-800
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (13 x 15.9 x 14.3 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of S. Hosmer Compton
Terms
    Object number89.0152
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    DescriptionLarge lizards were considered a valuable food source. They subsisted on the seeds of the Anadenanthera colubrina, related to the acacia tree. The seeds, which were believed to have medicinal powers, are very bitter. The Moche believed that if they ate the lizards they would also benefit from the seeds' healing properties without suffering the bitter taste. According to Peter Furst (1972:65), the seeds were also made into a potent snuff which, when mixed with an alcoholic beverage called chicha, became a sacred substance for rituals.
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