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Chimu jar with a modeled head spout
Jar with head spout
Chimu jar with rodents and fish
Object 1608-89 is a rounded vessel with a large opening at the top, accompanied by two small handles. The opening features a lip that projects outwards and then cinches inwards. The handles on the vessel are sculptural; a rodent figure is modeled…
Chimu modeled crustacean stirrup spout bottle
Discovered in the fertile Andean north coast, this composite ceramic of marine species features the head of a fish, claws of a crab, and shell of a sea turtle. This iconography is very important because these coastal animals were witnessed quite…
Chimu sculptural blackware reclining llama jar
This is object 1608-82 from the Digital Archiver Services at UT. This Chimu object is a ceramic jar. The jar is a monochrome black. Its color is possibly blackware, which is produced because of an oxygen reduction firing technique. The texture is…
Chimu spout and bridge bottle with a human head spout
Human head spout
Chimu spout-and-handle vessel with human effigy.
The sculptural vessel has a spout and handle with a sphere-shaped base. The vessel is a monochrome blackware with raised dot designs, burnished line patterns, and a dividing line between the upper and the lower half of the vessel. The end of the…
Chimu stirrup spout bottle with a modeled bird on the stirrup
Bird on stirrup
Chimu stirrup spout bottle with a modeled bird on the stirrup
Whistling bottle with a bird on one spout
Chimu stirrup spout bottle with a monkey applique
The object is a blackware ceramic from the Chimu culture during the Late Intermediate Period (900AD - 1476AD.). It is shaped with a narrow-mouthed spout that slopes into a wide chamber for holding liquids. There is a handle that begins at the middle…