Fox Warrior Bottle, 7th–8th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, 5/8 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Containers, The stirrup-spout

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Fox Warrior Bottle, 7th–8th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, 5/8 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Containers, The stirrup-spout vessel—the shape of the spout recalls the stirrup on a horse's saddle—was a much favored bottle shape on Peru's northern coast for about 3,000 years. Although the importance and symbolism of this distinctive form is still puzzling to scholars, it has been suggested that the double-branch/single-spout shape may have prevented evaporation of liquids, and/or that it was convenient for carrying

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