art_history_animalia, 2 months ago

Happy #InternationalDayOfTheSeal ! 🦭

#SeaLion Effigy Stirrup Vessel
Moche, Peru, 50-800 CE (Early Intermediate-Middle Horizon)
Earthenware (Blackware), H: 6 1/4 x W: 9 1/2 x D: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 x 24.1 x 15.9 cm)
The Walters Art Museum 48.2842 https://art.thewalters.org/detail/79387/seal-effigy-stirrup-vessel/

🆔 South American Sea Lion (Otaria byronia)

#IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt

official museum photo of the object, side profile 2 on gradient grey background Moche blackware ceramic single spout stirrup effigy vessel in the form of a sea lion