Bottle Item Number: 2990/312 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Vertical stirrup spout bottle in mountain form with small pedestal. Terracotta with cream and red-brown slip. Painted in fineline with snail gathering scene. Lines divide three ecological levels, each with characteristic flora and fauna – snails and a fox. The elites wear typical snail-collecting regalia, including a turban and a tunic, hold a handled basket to carry the snails in and a stick to skewer the snails. Modeled snail on each of three peaks. Burnished surface. Breakage repaired.
Narrative
Moche Phase IV.
Iconographic Meaning
Snail Collecting
Item History
- Made in Peru between 101 BCE and 800
- 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 101 BCE and 800
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2990/0312