Stirrup-Spout Bottle

ca. 1200–500 BCE
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
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 two highly valued and symbolic shells, Spondylus and Strombus.




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 dos conchas altamente preciadas y sumamente simbólicas, Spondylus y Strombus.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stirrup-Spout Bottle
  • Date: ca. 1200–500 BCE
  • Geography: Peru, North Coast
  • Culture: Cupisnique
  • Medium: Ceramic
  • Dimensions: H. 11 × W. 9 × D. 7 7/8 in. (28 × 22.8 × 20 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Vessels
  • Credit Line: Museo de Arte de Lima, Ex Colección Óscar Rodríguez Razzetto, Donación Colección Petrus y Verónica Fernandini (2007.16.2)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing