Double Spout and Bridge Vessel with Incised Motifs

An abstract, geometric feline face decorates the front portion of this vessel. During the Early Horizon period in the Ica Valley, double spout vessels decorated with felines were common at all Paracas sites. While the feline motif and nonfunctional bird head spout disappeared from the iconography at most sites in the upper Ica Valley, they remained prevalent at the site of Juan Pablo. The vessel’s compressed ovoid form, presence of whiskers, and the extension of the geometric motif under the handle further associates it with this time in Paracas history.