A large Moche Stirrup Bottle, Moche IV, ca. 500 - 700 CE Amulets - Assimilation Dimensions: Height: 10 inches (25

Dimensions: Height: 10 inches (25

Jade was the preeminent material in ancient Mesoamerica

Andrew Oliver

Everywhen Art

assembled in the 1960s

A large Moche Stirrup Bottle, Moche IV, ca. 500 - 700 CE Amulets - Assimilation Dimensions: Height: 10 inches (25The large bottle with globular body, tall neck, and large loop handle, the upper body decorated with two charming red brown long necked birds over cream ground, bisected by a red border, the lower body painted brown. Andean societies thought of birds as precious resources; there was a roaring trade, for example, in parrot and macaw feathers from the Amazon Basin to the Andes so that they could adorn the garments of elites. Many birds appear in ancient