Jar
31807
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31807 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Fruit |
Description | Spherical body; cylindrical neck with everted lip. Red clay two handles shoulder to neck, curved indentation on body. Probably represents a fruit Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an effigy-fruit shaped body, hyperboloid neck, flanged rim, 2 strap handles extending from the neck to the body, and a rounded base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is shaped like a fruit or other plant part. The vessel is shaped like a fruit or other plant part with numerous raised semi-circular lobes on the bottom section of the body. The vessel is painted red. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2782." |
Height | 17.6 cm |
Thickness | 0.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 15.3 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2782 - Field No SF |
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