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Stirrup-spout bottle in the form of a frog

American Indian Museum

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)

    Previous owner

    Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)

    Exchanging Agent

    Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian

    Collection History

    Collection history unknown; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Stolper Galleries (New York, owned and operated by Robert L. Stolper) in 1965.

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    Date created

    AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)

    Catalog Number

    23/6189

    Barcode

    236189.000

    Object Type

    Food/Beverage Serving

    Object Name

    Stirrup-spout bottle in the form of a frog

    Media/Materials

    Pottery, clay slip, paint

    Techniques

    Modeled, slipped, painted

    Dimensions

    20 x 15 x 18 cm

    Place

    Vicús valley; Piura Region; Peru (inferred)

    See related items

    Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
    Food/Beverage Serving

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61cee2c44-7153-48ce-aec0-4ea84eb5947b

    Record ID

    NMAI_251544

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