1-312 Stirrup Spout

Please note that the slight green coloration is a fault in our scanner. This stirrup spout jar is from the Chimu culture, located in northern Peru between 900-1470 CE, before the Inca conquered Chan Chan, the capital of Chimu. The stirrup spout is characterized by the chamber, and the handle in the shape of a stirrup with a spout (Waulters 2016). On either side of the spout is a monkey, and another monkey on the top. The pottery technique derives from Moche pottery, however, the Chimu potters used molds while forming these stirrup spout jars. The mold allows for the standardized production in large quantities (Waulters 2016). Wauters, Valentine. "Imperial Needs, Imperial Methods: Chimú Ceramic Manufacturing Process Through CT Scan Analysis of Stirrup-Spout Bottles." Latin American Antiquity (2016): 238-256.