Bottle
| Culture | Chavín |
|---|---|
| Title | Bottle |
| Date | 700–400 BCE |
| Medium | Clay |
| Dimensions | Object: 8 5/8 × 6 × 8 1/16 in. (21.9 × 15.2 × 20.5 cm) Overall: 8 5/8 × 6 × 8 1/16 in. (21.9 × 15.2 × 20.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 72.16.2 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
Over the centuries Peru has seen a number of prosperous and influential cultures. One of these, the Chavín culture lasted from around 900 to 200 BCE. Chavín pottery shows the great skill of the culture’s artists. Through color is rarely used vessels such as this bottle are still expressive and extraordinary.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Bottle | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=72.16.2