Whistling bottle. Double chambered spout and bridge bottle

(UEM9988) Bottle with vertical spouts, on both chambers, one of the spouts is covered with a modelled reclining monkey where a whistle is placed. Mold made. Smudge fired black ware, highly polished. Chimú-Inca, 1470–1532, Peru.

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Mårten Teigen

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