Double spout and bridge bottle with polychrome painting of mythical serpent on a pale cream background.

Collection type: Object
Description: Double spout and bridge bottle with polychrome painting of mythical serpent on a pale cream background.
Long description: Globular vase with double spouts and 'stirrup' handles, with polychrome painting of mythical serpent on a pale cream background. The figure has two heads - one at either end of a long narrow body. The base is unpainted and slightly burnt. The handles are a dark brown colour. [MJD 03/02/2015]
Geographical reference: Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru; Ica Region Nazca Province
Person: Field collector Frederick Barnado; PRM source Puttick and Simpson
Date / Period: Archaeological period: Nasca
Date collected: By 1932
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Slipped
Dimensions: Diameter: max 145 mm, Height: max 230 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.84.2

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