Jar

27407

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 27407
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Description

Tapering body, cylindrical neck with everted lip; two vertical loop handles shoulder to neck. Plain.

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, cylindrical neck, rounded rim, 2 strap handles extending from the neck to the body, and a rounded base. There are no molded/modeled additions and no decoration. There appears to be a smoothed finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Evidence of usewear includes residues/staining on the exterior and surface attrition on bottom/base. There is a red resinous discoloration on the exterior. The catalogue number is written on the interior of neck. No other numbers are visible on the object.

Height 31 cm
Thickness 0.63 cm
Outside Diameter 24.1 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1623K - Field No SF

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