Poychrome double spout and bridge pot (reproduction?)
- Title:
- Poychrome double spout and bridge pot (reproduction?)
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Ernst Frank
- Date:
- 100 BC-800 AD
- Country:
- Peru
- ID Number:
- Anthr1986_001_0137_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 986.1.137
- File Name:
- Anthr1986_001_0137_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Nazca
- Style/Period:
- Nazca
Early Intermediate Period - Work Type:
- bridge spouts
pottery (object genre)
polychrome - Materials/Techniques:
- ceramic (material)
paint - Subject:
- chiroptera (order)
anthropomorphic
trophies (objects)
heads - Description:
- Motif is stylized, anthropomorphic bat. Principal face ears mouth mask, diadem, pendant earings & collar. Arms are human & an upsidedown trophy head with long tresses hangs between them. The body, wearing a tunic, passes under the bridge. The feet are human, The tail between the red legs incorporates a stylized head painted buff, while a red human head occupies the buttocks area. The wings incorporate various highly stylized faces. Original cataloger believes object is a reproduction.
- Bibliography:
- "Bats in Precolombian Art", Elizabeth Benson, in Andean Past 1, 1987.
- Archival Collection:
- Precolumbian Peruvian textiles and ceramics
- Format:
- Image
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