Bottle

31858

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31858
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Flattened bottom, Y-necked, bottle with connected curved handle and spout with monkey figure at angle of neck-handle. top of spout seems to be cut off, black

Stirrup necked jug with a globular body, no neck/collar, missing rim, 1 stirrup handle on the body, and a rounded base. There is a modeled/molded monkey sitting on the join of the stirrup handle to the spout. 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. 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: "2796."

Height 18.6 cm
Thickness 0.44 cm
Outside Diameter 13.2 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2796 - Field No SF

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