Stirrup-spout bottle in the form of a snake
date: label: Date created
content: 1300–200 BC (Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chavín or Cupisnique (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Leon Buki, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Leon Buki, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from art and antiquities dealer Leon Buki in 1970.
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place: label: Place
content: Tembladera; Contumazá Province; Cajamarca Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Chavín (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: 24/3535
label: Barcode
content: 243535.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Stirrup-spout bottle in the form of a snake
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Coiled/hand built, modeled, engraved