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Vessel with Stirrup Spout

1900s (thermoluminescence date)

Peru, likely modern, inspired by the Cupisnique style

Medium
earthenware
Measurements
Overall: 22.8 x 17.2 cm (9 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase, Bequest of Helen Humphreys 1968.192
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Description

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.
A dark brown, lustrous earthenware stirrup-spout vessel features a bulbous body topped by a thick, arching handle. A vertical spout with a flared rim rises from the center. Bold relief carvings create interlocking hook and rectangular motifs across the body. Symmetrical, block-like protrusions with etched lines decorate the sides. Deeply recessed lines and rounded forms define the central pattern, adding heavy, geometric texture to the polished surface.

Vessel with Stirrup Spout

1900s (thermoluminescence date)

Peru, likely modern, inspired by the Cupisnique style

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