Single Spout Bottle Item Number: 2990/33 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Terracotta bottle with tall, central single spout and slip decoration. The spout is brown with spots of dark grey and a polished surface. There are two small loops on opposite sides at the base of the spout. The body is globular, cream overall with stylized animals and spiders around rendered in orange and brown slip.
Narrative
Early Moche; Moche I
Item History
- Made in Peru between 601 BCE and 201 BCE
- Collected between 1950 and 1975
- Owned by Alan R. Sawyer
- Owned by Erika H. Sawyer before January 15, 2013
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer (Donor) on January 15, 2013
What
Who
- Culture
- Moche
- Previous Owner
- Alan R. Sawyer and Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from
- Erika H. Sawyer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 601 BCE and 201 BCE
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2990/0033