Tumaco-La Tolita Stirrup-Spout Vessel
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Tumaco-La Tolita Stirrup-Spout Vessel

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This Tumaco-La Tolita ceramic vessel (500 BC–500) combines a stirrup spout with a seated infant figure. Its narrow spout allows controlled pouring, a feature often associated with coastal ritual pottery. Comparable examples from Ecuador and southern Colombia are thought to have held liquids for offerings in funerary and domestic settings.