(OMC 1960.809.001)
This blackware spout-and-handle bottle with flat base from the Chimu (circa 900 – 1400 CE) who lived in present-day Peru. The vessel depicts a human-like figure with some adornment on the chest.
The chamber is styled with three bands of triangle shapes on the front.
This vessel was brought back from Peru by International Driller Charles Wallen in the early 20th Century.
To learn more about artifacts similar to this one visit the British Museum's site.
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