vessel in the form of a house
vessel in the form of a house
Culture
Cupisnique culture
Creation date
900-200 B.C.
Materials
ceramic
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Credit line
Gift of Bonnie and David Ross
Accession number
2003.172
Collection
Currently On View In
Native Art of the Americas Gallery
A common vessel shape used in ancient Peru had a "stirrup-spout" handle, in which a center spout at the top is connected to the vessel by a pair of tubes curved like a horse's stirrup.
