Stirrup-spout vessel

Date created
AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
Culture/People
probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous owner
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous seller
T. Hewitt Myring (Thomas Hewitt Myring), Non-Indian, 1860-1916
Previous owner
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
Seller
Henry Vanden Bergh (Henry Van Den Berg/Henry Vanden Berg), Non-Indian, 1851-1937
Collection History
Excavated by Thomas Hewitt Myring (1860-1916, who was employed by a mining company with interests in South America), probably between 1908 and 1909; purchased by Henry Vanden Bergh (1851-1937, a Dutch margarine manufacturer and art collector living in London) from Thomas Myring in 1909; purchased by George Heye from Henry Vanden Bergh in 1927 in London, England.
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Place
Cerro Santa Ana (Cerro Constancia); Casa Grande; Ascope Province; La Libertad Region; Peru (inferred)
Geographical Areas
South America
See related items
Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/7571
Barcode
157571.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Stirrup-spout vessel
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint
Techniques
Mold-made, painted
Dimensions
28.8 x 14.8 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd5c91cd-137e-48dc-ad4e-66979d0d8947
Record ID
NMAI_168565