Jar

31906

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31906
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

red jar with two painted birds, globular body, flaring neck collard and with applied bands below mouth, two vertical loop handles on shoulder

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, compound neck, flattened rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a rounded base. The vessel has a red slip and is painted in white with birds, stripes on the handles, and white circles around the handles. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The vessel has a rough surface. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3131."

Height 16.5 cm
Width 16.5 cm
Thickness 0.47 cm
Outside Diameter 15.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3131 - Field No SF

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