Stirrup spout pot
- Description
- A depiction of a wrinkled face with no eyes whose ear ornaments are in the form of a serpent’s head. This is possibly a representation of the ancient god Aia Paec. Was this vessel produced at a time when the people experienced the devastating climatic phenomenon called El Niño?
- Accession Loan No.
- A613
- Collection Class
- Religion and magic
- Common Name
- stirrup spout pot
- Simple Name
- pot
- Full Name
- stirrup spout bottle
- Dimensions
- whole height 240 mm; whole width 165 mm; whole depth 170 mm
- Cultural Group
- Moche
- Production Year Low
- 450
- Production Year High
- 550
- Production Town
- Trujillo
- Production County
- North Coast
- Production Country
- Peru
- Production Area Region
- South America
- Production Continent
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Family Group
- Material
- redware pottery; pigment
- Function Name
- burial vessel
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Collection Continent
- America
