Bottle Fragment

31142

From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31142
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Inca
Provenience Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 1350-1500
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Description

Neck of an incasic bottle.

Fragment. The fragment is painted with a geometric stripe design in red and white. 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 interior of neck. Black ink on the interior of neck reads: "2274a."

Height 12.3 cm
Width 13.2 cm
Depth 10.7 cm
Thickness 0.61 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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