Bottle
26835
From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 26835 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Beneath The Temple | Sun Temple | Pachacamac |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Date Made | 600-1000 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic | Clay |
| Iconography | Face |
| Description | with face Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, flaring neck, missing rim, no handles, and a flat base. The vessel has a modeled face on the neck with ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. The details are incised. The neck and body are painted in orange, red, black, and white. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. There appears to be an extra layer of clay over the body of the vessel. Evidence of usewear includes black staining on the interior. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1186-b." |
| Height | 24.5 cm |
| Thickness | 0.77 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 18.1 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1186B - Field No SF |
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