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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 Chavín North-Central Highlands, Peru
Date1000-200 BCE
CultureChavín
Mediumpottery and cinnabar
DimensionsOverall: 10 5/8 x 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 16.8 x 21.9 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineMuseum purchase through funds from Julien Balogh
Terms
    Object number89.0060
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    DescriptionChavin images of the jaguar are often combined with mythological associations of the serpent and the falcon. In this vessel, the feline elements are embellished with the S-shaped brow of the serpent and the raptorial eyes of the falcon.
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bowl
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Stirrup-spout Bottle
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bottle
    Huari/Coastal Huari
    650-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bottle
    Huari/Coastal Huari
    650-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dragon
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mortar
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bottle
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 1000-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ballgame Yoke
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ornament
    Tairona
    500-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Divination Head
    Bassa people
    20th century
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    Funerary Mask
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    800-1350
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