Seated Figure Bottle | MocheThe stirrup-spout vessel–so named for the similarity of the sp
Seated Figure Bottle | MocheThe stirrup-spout vessel–so named for the similarity of the spout form to that of a riding saddle stirrup–was a much-favored bottle shape in Precolumbian Peru. It has been suggested that the peculiarity of the double-branch/single-spout shape was to prevent evaporation of the liquids it containedDate: 2nd–5th centuryGeography: PeruCulture: MocheMedium: CeramicDimensions: Overall: 6 3/8 in. (16.19 cm)Classification: Ceramics-ContainersCredit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1882Accession Number: 82.1.30 -- source link
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