Jug
27221
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 27221 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic | Clay |
Technique | Painted |
Description | Angular body, vertical neck( broken), one vertical loop handle ( missing), painted. Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, flaring neck, missing rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted with geometric chevron designs in red, orange, and black. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. 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: "1953." |
Height | 18.7 cm |
Thickness | 0.63 cm |
Outside Diameter | 20.2 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1953 - Field No SF |
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