Vessel

31771

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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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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