Vessel in the form of a Duck

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vessel in the form of a Duck

Moche artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-f3eb71f599ba

Date
1st-8th century
Medium
Ceramic, pigment
Culture
Moche
Department
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
63682

In the high desert of Peru water is very scarce. These ceramics, although made of porous earthenware, are slip coated and highly burnished to reduce loss of water due to evaporation. The spouts on the stirrup handles would also have been stoppered. Moche, Americas

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Gift of the Weiser Family Foundation

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