Stirrup-handled bottle

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Date created: 1300–200 BC (Formative period)

Culture/People: probably Chavín or Cupisnique (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Frederick P. Drew (Fred Drew), Non-Indian
Seller: Frederick P. Drew (Fred Drew), Non-Indian
Seller agent: Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. (Darwin Bayne Palmer Jr.), Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick P. Drew (a retired diplomat living in Peru who collected and traded antiquities); purchased by MAI from Frederick Drew through Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. in 1970.
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Place: North Coast; Peru (inferred)

See related items: Chavín (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/3484
Barcode: 243484.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Stirrup-handled bottle
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Mold-made, modeled, engraved
Dimensions: 21 x 14 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws678a799a9-7d68-47ca-97c2-966ca25f0e52

Record ID: NMAI_259250