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Moche Pottery Bird Formed Stirrup Vessel

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 North Coast Peru, Moche culture, Phase III–IV, ca. 300–600 A.D.

Earthenware with red slip and cream glaze modeled in the form of a muscovy duck with applied circular eyes and dotted cheek markings in cream and brown pigment; wings also with cream slip pigment. Overall  burnished red‑brown ceramic with stirrup‑spout handle.
Height: 7 1/4 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 4 in. Wide.

This type of spouted vessel is a drinking vessel, designed to hold and pour liquids such as chicha or other ritual beverages; the stirrup‑spout form controls flow and minimizes evaporation and spillage and it can be tied to pack animal or waist for mobility.

Archaeological context and museum research suggest they were used in ceremonies and then buried as grave offerings, especially for elites; the elaborate animal imagery encodes symbolic meanings (birds often link water, sky, and the underworld), making them potent ritual objects rather than simple tableware.

Provenance: Acquired from Kramer Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1973; thereafter Kampong Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, March 1981.

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