Bottle
Artist/Maker
Chimú-Inca
(North Coast, Peru)
Date1460-1532
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 16.8 x 13.3 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of A. D. Vara
Terms
Object number87.0049
DescriptionThe aryballus-shape of the water bottle and the flattened rim of the spout are two adaptations made by the Inca to what was, by the time of Inca supremacy, a well established pottery industry. In most cases, the Inca potters simply adopted already established local practices and styles, with small innovations. This bottle has a bird frieze.On View
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