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

Artist/Maker (South Coast, Peru)
Date1470-1532
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 x 7 1/4 x 7 in. (19.4 x 18.4 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of The S. Hosmer Compton Family Collection
Terms
    Object number87.0176
    DescriptionThis polychrome vessel has a central band of zoned decoration which appears to be composed of stylized manta ray and net motifs. The top band employs alternating colors to produce a form of figure/ground pattern also found in textiles referred to as night and day.
    On View
    Not on view
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    Ica
    1200-1450
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ica/Inca
    1000-1450
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ica
    1200-1450
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Chimú
    900-1460
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ica
    1200-1450
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guna people
    not dated
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    Guna people
    ca. 1960
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    C Painter
    ca. 570-565 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Inca
    1438-1532
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ica
    1200-1450
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nasca
    1-700
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 250-500