17. Spout-and-bridge bottle with feline face. Paracas; Ica Valley, Peru, 800–550 bce. Ceramic and post-昀椀re paint, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Gift of Nathan Cummings, 1962 (62.266.72) 19

17. Spout-and-bridge bottle with feline face. Paracas; Ica Valley, Peru, 800–550 bce. Ceramic and post-昀椀re paint, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Gift of Nathan Cummings, 1962 (62.266.72) 19