Zemanek-Münster

Stirrup-spout vessel

Peru, Cupisnique
not available anymore
Provenance
Dick Meijer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Description

greyish brown clay, spherical body with stylized owl face, rep. (two breakages at the spout), sligh traces of abrasion;
nocturnal owls are often linked to shamanic activity.


Comparing literature

Stone-Miller, Rebecca, Seeing with new eyes, Atlanta 2002, p. 222, ill. 506

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