Stirrup vessel ·  Peru, northern Highlands, Chavin/Cupisnique · ID: 3038687

Description

burnished clay, greyish brown paint, black discolouration, spherical, flat bottom, jagged compartments with roughened surface, dam., missing parts (rim of the spout);
the chamber of this bottle has been thoroughly transformed by attaching small pieces of clay, which were then incised with vertical lines. This technique, known as “appliqué nubbins”, creates a surface reminiscent of organic materials like tree bark or the surface of a mollusk.

Expertise

Thermoluminescence Expertise, 13.10.1981, Ralf Kotalla, Haigerloch, Germany

Comparing literature

Berrin, Kathleen (ed.), The spirit of ancient Peru, San Francisco 1997, p. 84