Stirrup-Spout Bottle, 12th–5th century B.C., Peru, Chicama Valley, Cupisnique, Ceramic, H. 9 1/8 x Diam. 6 3/8 in. (23.2 x 16.2 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Stirrup-spout bottles (the name refers to the spout shape, which resembles a riding saddle stirrup) were made for ritual use beginning in the early second millennium B.C. Large numbers of them have been found in elite burials on Peru's northern coast and display unequalled technical and artistic skill
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Stirrup-Spout Bottle, 12th–5th century B.C, Peru, Chicama Valley, Cupisnique, Ceramic, H, 9 1/8 x Diam, 6 3/8, 23.2 16.2 cm, Ceramics-Containers, Stirrup-spout bottles, name refers, spout shape, resembles, riding saddle, stirrup, ritual, early second, millennium, B.C, Large numbers, elite burials, northern coast, display unequalled, technical, artistic skill
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