Chimu stirrup spout bottle with birds and chili peppers

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Title

Chimu stirrup spout bottle with birds and chili peppers

Description

The Chimu stirrup spout bottle is monochromatic and features a bronze slip and a smooth burnished finish, known as blackware. The ceramic vessel has naturalistic imagery which includes eight life-size chili peppers which stem down from the top of the vessel and the base of either spout. Three of the chili peppers protrude from the center of the vessel’s body on both sides while two more protrude from either side in relief. There is also an appliqué animal in the form of a small sculptural bird that buttresses the place where the spout meets. The handle of the stirrup is decorated by ten small bird engravings on both sides.

Creator

Chimu

Date

Late Intermediate Period (1000-1438 CE)-Late Horizon (1438-1532 CE)

Coverage

Peru--North Coast

Type

Three dimensional object
Ceramic

Format

25 (h) in.
10 (h) in.

Identifier

1608-65

Relation

Jack Danciger Collection

Source

Art and Art History Collection (AAHC), College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin

Rights

If you would like to publish this image in print or electronically, please contact the Curator of the Art & Art History Collection, Dr. Astrid Runggaldier, at astrid@austin.utexas.edu.