Ask the Scholar
Page 1 of 1
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
Document source description
This stirrup spout vessel is quite plain, with just a simple braided design at the top, suggesting either a piece of woven cord or perhaps the pattern of a snake’s skin. However its burnished surface is satisfying almost completely without ornament. The “stirrup spout” was one of the most common vessel forms in pre-Columbian Peru and the Andean area. A short spout at the top is attached to two tubes which join with the vessel itself. The form is reminiscent of a stirrup for horseback riding, hence the name. The resulting container was beautiful and versatile, since the main vessel could be shaped into many different forms, with a surface that was either carefully polished or highly textured. These vessels were also practical: in the extremely dry deserts of Peru, such a narrow opening prevented evaporation of the liquid held within. The complex shape of the neck also meant that it was easy to carry: two such vessels could be tied to the ends of a cord, to be slung over a person’s shoulder or a llama’s back. Large numbers of vessels like these have been found in burials of elites on the north coast of Peru beginning about 1800 BCE.
Page data
- Page
- 1
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- photo
- Media ID
- 6f9fd1c2cbe383ff
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 80251
- Core
- obj
- Type
- object
DTO data
{
"id": "80251",
"sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2009.20.96",
"contentType": "object",
"stage": "normalized",
"title": "Stirrup-spout Bottle",
"description": "This stirrup spout vessel is quite plain, with just a simple braided design at the top, suggesting either a piece of woven cord or perhaps the pattern of a snake’s skin. However its burnished surface is satisfying almost completely without ornament. The “stirrup spout” was one of the most common vessel forms in pre-Columbian Peru and the Andean area. A short spout at the top is attached to two tubes which join with the vessel itself. The form is reminiscent of a stirrup for horseback riding, hence the name. The resulting container was beautiful and versatile, since the main vessel could be shaped into many different forms, with a surface that was either carefully polished or highly textured. These vessels were also practical: in the extremely dry deserts of Peru, such a narrow opening prevented evaporation of the liquid held within. The complex shape of the neck also meant that it was easy to carry: two such vessels could be tied to the ends of a cord, to be slung over a person’s shoulder or a llama’s back. Large numbers of vessels like these have been found in burials of elites on the north coast of Peru beginning about 1800 BCE.",
"provenance": "Economos Works of Art; purchased by John G. Bourne, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.",
"date": "600-200 BC",
"citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2009.20.96",
"rightsUri": "CC0",
"language": "en",
"genreSpecific": [
"Ceramics",
"vessels",
"bottles"
],
"iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.96_Fnt_DD_T10.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.96_Fnt_DD_T10.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.96_Fnt_DD_T10.jpg",
"imageCount": 1,
"pageCount": 1,
"source": "import",
"dimensions": [
{
"units": "cm",
"width": 24.1,
"height": 17.8
}
],
"dimensionsRaw": "H: 9 1/2 x Diam: 7 in. (24.13 x 17.78 cm)"
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "80251",
"label": "Stirrup-spout Bottle",
"core": "obj",
"dtoType": "object",
"citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2009.20.96"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "80251",
"sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2009.20.96",
"contentType": "object",
"stage": "normalized",
"title": "Stirrup-spout Bottle",
"description": "This stirrup spout vessel is quite plain, with just a simple braided design at the top, suggesting either a piece of woven cord or perhaps the pattern of a snake’s skin. However its burnished surface is satisfying almost completely without ornament. The “stirrup spout” was one of the most common vessel forms in pre-Columbian Peru and the Andean area. A short spout at the top is attached to two tubes which join with the vessel itself. The form is reminiscent of a stirrup for horseback riding, hence the name. The resulting container was beautiful and versatile, since the main vessel could be shaped into many different forms, with a surface that was either carefully polished or highly textured. These vessels were also practical: in the extremely dry deserts of Peru, such a narrow opening prevented evaporation of the liquid held within. The complex shape of the neck also meant that it was easy to carry: two such vessels could be tied to the ends of a cord, to be slung over a person’s shoulder or a llama’s back. Large numbers of vessels like these have been found in burials of elites on the north coast of Peru beginning about 1800 BCE.",
"provenance": "Economos Works of Art; purchased by John G. Bourne, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.",
"date": "600-200 BC",
"citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/2009.20.96",
"rightsUri": "CC0",
"language": "en",
"genreSpecific": [
"Ceramics",
"vessels",
"bottles"
],
"iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.96_Fnt_DD_T10.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.96_Fnt_DD_T10.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2009.20.96_Fnt_DD_T10.jpg",
"imageCount": 1,
"pageCount": 1,
"source": "import",
"dimensions": [
{
"units": "cm",
"width": 24.1,
"height": 17.8
}
],
"dimensionsRaw": "H: 9 1/2 x Diam: 7 in. (24.13 x 17.78 cm)"
}
Document source extras
{
"cul": "Tembladera",
"med": "burnished earthenware",
"creator_ids": [
"31466"
],
"collection_ids": [
"AME"
],
"exhibition_ids": []
}
Page context
{
"seq": 1,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_TL.2009.20.96_Fnt_DD_T10.jpg",
"mediaId": "6f9fd1c2cbe383ff"
}