Object Title
Moche Stirrup Spout Vessel with Lobster Motif
Measurements
7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
Creation Date
100 BC to AD 700
Credit Line
Gift of Henry Willard Lende, Jr.
Museum Name
Museum Contact
Lucía Abramovich Sánchez (lucia.abramovich@samuseum.org)
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/24027/moche-stirrup-spout-vessel-with-lobster-motif?ctx=a7e9ea38-0fb3-46e1-bc66-71a4db6d10aa&idx=4
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
age prior to AD 1550
Provenance Information
with Henry Willard Lende, Jr (1937-2016), San Antonio, TX, by 2016; by gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2018
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This object was a gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. (1937-2016) of San Antonio TX, who left behind no records concerning the provenance of this object. SAMA accepted the object with incomplete provenance to make it publicly accessible. This vessel contributes to a focus on South American ceramics in SAMA’s Art of the Americas before 1521 collection.