Vessel in the Form of a Bird
Bird-shaped whistle-vase with a single upright spout emerging from the back and connected by a handle with the head. The eyes of the bird are painted, but the beak is modelled. Across the breast a double row of worms painted in polychrome. Highly conventionalized wings painted on each side. Tiahuanico influence.
- Date
- c. 100 BCE - 600 CE
- In our collection
- since December the 18th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (19.05 x 13.65 x 8.57 cm)
- Location
- G260
- Medium
- Clay, pigments
- Price
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- Composition
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cadmium 81% zinc 19%