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Owl Bottle
Date:
9th–4th century B.C.
Geography:
Peru
Culture:
Peruvian
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
H. 8 7/8 x W. 6 1/4 in. (22.5 x 15.9 cm)
Classification:
Ceramics-Containers
Credit Line:
Purchase, Nathan Cummings Gift and funds from various donors, 2005
Accession Number:
2005.148
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 357
Provenance
Daniel Rifkin, New York, until the early 1980s; Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Pustilnik, New York, early 1980s–2005
Timeline of Art History (2000-present)
Timelines
Central and Southern Andes, 1000 B.C.-1 A.D.
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (11,986)
Artist / Maker / Culture
Peruvian (357)
Object Type / Material
Bottles (3,358)
Ceramics (29,689)
Vessels (22,644)
Geographic Location
Peru (3,461)
South America (4,473)
Date / Era
1000 B.C.–A.D. 1 (16,726)
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