Stirrup spout bottle in the form of seashells
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: Bob Kan (B. Kan), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Bob Kan (B. Kan), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Bob Kan (of Danbury, Connecticut); donated to MAI by Mr. Kan in 1966.
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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: 23/7099
label: Barcode
content: 237099.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Stirrup spout bottle in the form of seashells
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, clay slip
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, appliquéd, incised, coiled/hand built, cut, slipped
label: Dimensions
content: 18 x 16 x 21.5 cm