Jug
31891
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31891 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Pear-shaped body, cylindrical neck, everted lip, two loop handles shoulder to neck, plain black jar Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, hyperboloid neck, rounded rim, 2 strap handles extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. There are no molded/modeled additions and no decoration. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere with localized oxidation as the ceramic paste is gray and orange in color. 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 interior of neck reads: "2850." |
Height | 15.3 cm |
Thickness | 0.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 14.1 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2850 - Field No SF |
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