Bottle
31018
From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 31018 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Inca |
| Provenience | Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | First terrace, southern front |
| Date Made | 600-1000 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic | Clay |
| Description | Rhomboid Pattern Narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, rounded rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. The vessel has a raised animal head on the shoulder. The vessel has a red slip and is painted with geometric Incan-style designs on the neck and one side of the body in black and white. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2314." |
| Height | 21.5 cm |
| Width | 18.3 cm |
| Thickness | 0.46 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 15 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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