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Stirrup Spout Vessel with Feathers and Bosses

Culture
Cupisnique
Date
c.1000–600 BCE
Material
Ceramic
made in
Peru, South America
Classification
Ceramics, containers
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Morton D. May
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
185:1979
- 1971
Everett Rassiga Inc. [Everett Rassiga (1922–2003)], New York, NY, USA

1971 - 1979
Morton D. May (1914–1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Everett Rassiga Inc. [1]

1979 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]


Notes:
[1] An invoice dated February 6, 1971 from Everett Gallery Inc. to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "Chavin classic vessel with feathers and bosses" [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].

[2] A letter dated July 5, 1979 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 10, 1979.

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