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Stirrup-Spout Bottle

Cupisnique

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Artists on Peru’s North Coast excelled in the creation of a type of ritual vessel with a spout in the shape of a stirrup. The imagery often conjoins complementary concepts, such as the human and the feline.



Los artistas de la costa Norte de Perú se destacaban en la creación de un tipo de vasija ritual con un asa en forma de estribo. A menudo, las imágenes reunían conceptos complementarios, como figuras mitad humanas mitad felinas.

Stirrup-Spout Bottle, Ceramic, Cupisnique

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