Jug
27012
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 27012 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic | Clay | Pigment |
Technique | Painted |
Description | Globular body with flat base; flaring neck; one vertical handle shoulder to neck. Small. Painted with stripes. Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, flaring neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted with vertical stripes and wavy lines in black, white, and red. There appears to be a smoothed finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Evidence of usewear includes black staining on the interior and mottled black staining at the interior. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1869." |
Height | 10.9 cm |
Thickness | 0.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 9 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1869 - Field No SF |
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