Bottle
31033
From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 31033 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Inca |
| Provenience | Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Date Made | 1350-1500 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic | Clay |
| Description | Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, flaring neck, rounded rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a rounded base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is orange slipped with a painted geometric design around the body in tan, outlined in brown. 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. Fireclouding is present on the body. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2390." |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Width | 21.6 cm |
| Thickness | 0.52 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 20 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 2390 - Field No SF |
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