Stirrup-Spout Bottle
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unknown Chimú
Primary
Stirrup-Spout Bottle
Late Intermediate Periodca. 1000 - 1450 CE
Clay
7 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 7 in. (18.4 x 18.1 x 17.8 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
23354
Geography:
South America, Peru
Classification:
Containers and Vessels; Vessels; Bottles
Culture/Nationality:
Chimú
Collection:
William S. Vaux Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Keywords
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- Chimú
- clay - Naturally occurring sediments that are produced by chemical actions resulting during the weathering of rocks. Clays are composed of hydrated aluminum silicates, such as Kaolinite, Illite, Palygorskite, Attapulgite, Bentonite, and Montmorillonite. Small amounts of other minerals can change the color (white, yellow, brown or red) and texture of the clays. Clays may include all earths that form a paste with water and harden when heated.
- Late Intermediate Period - The sixth of the seven main chronological phases recognized in Andean archaeology, generally dating ca. 1000-1450 CE, following the collapse of Middle Horizon empires, including Tiahuanaco and Huari. During this time distinctive regional cultures emerged along the coast and in highland areas, including the Chimú empire. The political entities that developed during the late Intermediate Period were subsequently conquered by the Inca empire.
- Peruvian - Of or belonging to the nation of Peru or its people.
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Comparanda List
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"Fowler Museum at UCLA Online Collections."
(Accessed April 7, 2020):
https://www.fowler.ucla.edu/collections/home/.
Accession No.: X85.811.
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