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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Stirrup Spout Bottle
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Stirrup Spout Bottle

Artist/Maker (North-Central Highlands, Peru)
Date1000-200 BCE
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
    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.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Huari/Coastal Huari
    650-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Huari/Coastal Huari
    650-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chavín
    1000-200 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tairona
    500-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 1000-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 600-900