# Strap-Handled Vessel in the Form of a Bird with Abstract Pattern on Body

- By: Paracas (Ica Valley, south coast, Peru)
- Date: 650–150 BCE
- Medium: Ceramic with resinous postfire painting
- Classification: Ceramics
- Dimensions: 15.2 × 18.4 cm (6 × 7 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Ica Valley
- Credit line: Gift of Nathan Cummings
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/18850)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/3ef09280-3262-931f-75f6-c1b5a11816ba/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)