Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca.200 – 500 CE. Polychrome double-spout, or stir-up vessel (jar, or bottle), decorated on both sides with designs of anthropomorphic Mythical Spotted Cat (or the Cat Deity) with hand holding the club, a trophy head and spears.

Colors: Black, Cream, Gray, Orange, White, Dark Red (7 colors).

Size: Diameter 15.2 cm.

References:

1. A Sourcebook of Nasca Ceramic Iconography: Reading a Culture through Its Art. Donald A. Proulx. University of Iowa Press, 2006; pp. 88-91. [LIB-1556].
2. The Archaeology and Pottery of Nazca, Peru: Alfred Kroeber’s 1926 Expedition. Alfred L. Kroeber and Donald Collier, edited by Patrick H. Carmichael with an afterword by Katharina J. Schreiber. AltaMira Press in coop. with Field Museum, Chicago, Il., 1998; p.121. [LIB-1557].

Provenance: Grimmer collection.