Bottle
31121
From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31121 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chimu |
Provenience | Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Date Made | 800 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic | Clay |
Iconography | Potato |
Description | Double bottle with whistle, represents two potatoes Narrow necked whistling vessel with a double-chambered effigy-fruit shaped body, flaring neck, flattened rim, 1 bridge handle extending between the necks, and a flat base. The bodies of the double chambered vessel are shaped like two potatoes. There is a modeled/molded monkey sitting on top of one of the vessels eating a corn cob. 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 is a hole at the top of one chamber, possibly for a whistle. 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: "2396." |
Height | 16.6 cm |
Length | 19.8 cm |
Width | 10.2 cm |
Thickness | 0.4 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2396 - Field No SF |
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