Whistling Bottle

Culture Chorrera950 B.C. - 350 B.C.

Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador

This double bottle, with a bridge-shaped handleand connective tube, presents the light blue head of a harpy eagle whose diadem is adorned with applique dots that may represents the stars of the celestial world.

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Details

Title: Whistling Bottle
Creator: Culture Chorrera
Creator Lifespan: -950 - -350
Creator Nationality: Ecuador
Creator Death Place: Guayas and Manabi Province. Ecuadorian North Coast
Creator Birth Place: Guayas and Manabi Province. Ecuadorian North Coast
Date: 950 B.C. - 350 B.C.
Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast
Physical Dimensions: w24.4 x h29 cm
Culture: Chorrera
Type: Pottery
Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC), Museo Casa del Alabado
External Link: http://alabado.org/
Medium: Clay

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