An attractive Nazca anthropomorphic stirrup bottle, c. AD 400 - 600, beautifully painted in natural tones, the head rather feline with short rounded ears, wide eyes, angular nose and protruding tongue, the ovoid bird-like body standing on four peg feet and nicely painted with wings and long upward curved banded tail. H: 6 in (16.8 cm); L: 6 1/2 in (16.8 cm). Well-preserved with light deposits. Ex Sotheby's; Ex Arte Primitivo, New York.

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