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1994.4.18

Ceramic double whistling vessel of blackware. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/03/2016]

1994.4.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic double whistling vessel of blackware. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/03/2016]
Long description
Blackware double chamber vessel. It comprises two adjacent almost spherical bodies, each with a straight, long narrow neck. There is a hole to link the two chambers and the necks are joined by a slightly arching bridge of clay. The top of one of the necks is surmounted by a whistle in the form of a small bird. Otherwise there is no surface decoration on the piece, although the black 'reduction ware' colouration is mottled. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Unknown
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hampshire County Museums Service
Date / Period
Date made: 1000-1476?, uncertain Archaeological period: Chimu, uncertain
Date collected
By 1994
Acquisition information
Transferred: 01/1994
Materials and processes
Material Pottery
Dimensions
Width: max 225 mm, Height: max 192 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.4.18

Search terms: Vessel, Music, Pottery, Figure, Reproduction, Bottle, Musical Instrument, Bird Figure

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