Cupisnique Vessel from Ancient Peru
Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
An ancient vessel from Peru
Look at a clay vessel featuring a thorny oyster, made over two thousand years ago in Peru in the Cupisnique cultural tradition. This earthenware vessel was created between 800 and 200 BCE. Vessels like this are often found in elite burials, suggesting they communicated value and status.
Stirrup-spout Bottle, Cupisnique, 800–200 BCE, earthenware, Northern Peru, Diameter: 2 in. (5.08 cm); 10 3/10 x 7 x 8 3/10 in. (26.162 x 17.78 x 21.082 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo © Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank.
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