Village Scene Nayarit
Nayarit artist(s) · 300 BCE–300 CE
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Ancient · № 233
Stirrup-spout bottle with feline and snake
Cupisnique artist(s) · 1200–800 BCE
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Stirrup-spout bottle with feline and snake
- Maker
- Cupisnique artist(s)
- Date
- 1200–800 BCE
- Place
- Americas and Oceania
- Material
- Ceramic
- Dimensions
- H. 9 1/2 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 x 16.5 cm)
- Current collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gallery 362
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A feline and a snake share this ceramic vessel’s body. The stirrup-shaped spout is integrated with the animal form, showing how the potter combined container and image in one structure.
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- Maker
- Cupisnique artist(s)
- Date
- 1200–800 BCE
- Place
- Americas and Oceania
- Material
- Ceramic
- Dimensions
- H. 9 1/2 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 x 16.5 cm)
- Current collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gallery 362
- Rights
- CC0 1.0
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