Jug

27221

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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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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