Stirrup-spout bottle with mountain sacrifice scene
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, 1964
Catalogue
- Year
- 500
- Medium
- Ceramic, slip
- Dimensions
- H. 8 1/4 × W. 5 × D. 7 1/2 in. (21 × 12.7 × 19.1 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Moche
Artist
Ceramics
The Moche civilization flourished in northern Peru from about 100 to 800 AD, during the Regional Development Epoch. The capital of a Southern Moche polity was near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru, with several other, possibly independent, regions under Moche influence.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Moche
- Year
- 500
- Medium
- Ceramic, slip
- Dimensions
- H. 8 1/4 × W. 5 × D. 7 1/2 in. (21 × 12.7 × 19.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-500-009918
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified