Jar
31772
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31772 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Inca |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Engraved |
Iconography | Face | Arms |
Description | Black with Face; 2 Handles. Arms engraved on body and two vertical loop handles, hands indicated Face-neck narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, cylindrical neck, rounded rim, 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 incised arms on the body. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the interior of neck reads: "3130." |
Height | 23.5 cm |
Thickness | 0.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 15.5 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 3130 - Field No SF |
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