COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1968.192
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican
Creator Name-CRT:
Peru, North Coast, Cupisnique style (1200-200 BC)
Title:
Vessel with Stirrup Spout
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
500-200 BC
Creation Start Date:
-500
Creation End Date:
-200
Materials and Techniques:
earthenware
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 22.8cm x 15.4cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1968.192
Credit Line:
Purchase, Bequest of Helen Humphreys
Context:
The stirrup spout first appeared on the North Coast in the ceramics of the Cupisnique culture, a Chavín contemporary, and remained an important North Coast spout form until the time of the Spanish conquest. It probably had symbolic meaning, now lost.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020637.tif
