Jug

31760

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31760
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Technique Engraved
Description

1 Handle; Black; Figure. Flat bottom, bottle necked, one vertical loop handle shoulder to neck, with face on neck and figure engraved. Arms in relief with hand to mouth, one arm broken off

Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jug with an ovate body, effigy-anthropomorphic neck, flattened rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. Molded head with eyes, ears, and nose, with There is a modeled arms with hands held to the mouth. Incised geometric designs on the body, representing a tunic. 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 incised decoration on the body represents the pattern on a tunic. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3100."

Height 18.3 cm
Thickness 0.45 cm
Outside Diameter 11.6 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3100 - Field No SF

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