Accession No

1924.228


Description

Vessel in the form of the bat god. Each hand holds a human figure. He wears a headdress of step patterns on each side of crescent-shaped object rising in middle. Red and white. Spout missing and foot damaged.


Place

Americas; South America; Peru; Trujillo


Period

Early Intermediate Period Mochica


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Forbes, Henry Ogg [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.228; 186


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

198mm Weight 0.6932kg


Events

Description (Physical description)
Bottle in the form of the bat god. Each hand holds a human figure. He wears a headdress of step patterns on each side of crescent-shaped object rising in middle. Red and white. Spout missing and foot damaged.
Event Date 1924
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
The left hand holds a small human figure; the right hand holds a club.
Event Date 19/10/2012
Author: maa


FM:136690

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