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attached to the upper by textile straps on each side
as offerings to honor the deceased or the gods
often incorporating mercury or silver
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ensuring their passage into the afterlife
Moche Pottery Double-Chambered Stirrup Spout Bottle in the Form of a Parrot crossbowfibula attached to the upper byPre Columbian Era, Moche Culture, Phase IIIV, c. 200600 AD, Northern Peru An exceptional and beautifully balanced Moche polychrome double chambered whistling stirrup spout bottle, created during the height of Moche ceramic innovation. One of the two chambers is masterfully modelled in the form of a parrot, shown with its head tilted upward, finely rendered circular eyes, and a realistically curved beak partially opened to allow the escape of a