Bottle in the form of a snake depicting the Andean god Wiraqocha (the staff god) and felines
date: label: Date created
content: AD 600–1000 (Middle Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Wari (Huari) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Alan Reed Sawyer (Alan R. Sawyer), Non-Indian, 1919-2002
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of collector and scholar Alan R. Sawyer (1919-2002); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Alan Sawyer in 1962.
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place: label: Place
content: Grave; Río Chancay valley; Huaral Province; Lima Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Wari (Huari) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/1070
label: Barcode
content: 231070.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bottle in the form of a snake depicting the Andean god Wiraqocha (the staff god) and felines
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, clay slip
label: Techniques
content: Mold-made, burnished, slipped, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 18.00 x 13.00 x 21.50 cm