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Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child Thumbnail

Jug in the shape of a seated mother holding a child

Pre-Columbian (Artist)

4th-6th century (1300-1532)

earthenware
(Ancient Americas )

This small stirrup spout vessel was made in the shape of a seated mother holding a child. Unlike some other cultures, the Chimú often preferred highly burnished (polished) black ceramics, with moldmade forms.

Provenance

**Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.**

Robert L. Beare, Baltimore; given to the Walters Art Museum, 1981.

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Measurements

H: 6 5/16 × W: 6 11/16 × D: 4 13/16 in. (16 × 17 × 12.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert L. Beare, 1981

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

48.2457

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