Vessel
31771
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31771 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Face |
Description | Black with Face; 2 Handles, flaring lip and pointed at base Face-neck narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, flaring, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. There is a modeled/molded face on the neck with eyes, nose, mouth, chin, and ear spools. 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. There are wide burnish lines visible. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2834." |
Height | 24 cm |
Thickness | 0.7 cm |
Outside Diameter | 15.5 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2834 - Field No SF |
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