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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Pre-Columbian Bottle
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Pre-Columbian Bottle

Object numberMO 1942.348.95
Date1000 - 1500
Mediumpaint on clay
Dimensionsoverall H 7 in x W 5 1/4 in x D 5 in (17.8 cm x 13.3 cm x 12.7 cm )

DescriptionA pottery bottle. The bottle is decorated with a brown and white collage around the upper portion and on the handle. There is a single spout at the top center and a handle at one side.
Label TextThis pre-Columbian Late Intermediate culture bottle is made of clay and was decorated using a pre-fire slip painting method. It is part of a collection of twenty-five selected examples (MO 1942.348.74-95) of pre-Columbian pottery from Peru that was presented to President Roosevelt by His Excellency Manuel Prado, President of the Republic of Peru, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in 1942.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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