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Figure vessels like this example are rare and have an early date in the Nazca ceramic sequence, which lasted for at least 700 years.
 
This engaging ceramic clay bottle takes the shape of a seated woman resting her head on a stirrup vessel. She wears a long traditional dress and haircut. A compact human figure effigy. A stirrup spout vessel (so called because of its resemblance to a stirrup) is a type of ceramic vessel common among several Pre-Columbian cultures of South America beginning in the early 2nd millennium BCE. These cultures included the Chavin, Nazca the Moche and other neighboring cultures. Date: early 20th century Geography: Peru possibly Ecuador Culture: Nasca Medium: Ceramic
 
Dimensions: H. 7 1/16 x W. 7 1/4 in. (18.50 x 18.50 cm aproxx). Classification: Ceramics-Containers .