Bottle
31804
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31804 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Crab |
Description | Black bottle ornamented with crabs in relief on sides. Flat base, Y necked, curved handle on top; connected spout now broken off Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, missing neck, missing rim, 1 stirrup handle on the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The body is decorated with a raised crab. The vessel has a raised crab on either side of the body. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere as the surface is black and the interior is gray in color. The catalogue number is written on the interior of the neck. No other numbers are visible on the object. |
Height | 16 cm |
Width | 14 cm |
Depth | 14 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2780 - Field No SF |
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