Bottle
27366
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Beneath The Temple
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 27366 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Beneath The Temple |
Culture Area | Andean |
Locus | From a mummy |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Plain Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, cylindrical neck, flattened rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a rounded base. No molded/modeled additions. None. 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. Fireclouding is present on the bottom There is a firecloud on bottom of vessel with partial reduction of surface on the side of the body. The vessel is smooth on the interior. Evidence of usewear includes staining. The catalogue number is written in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the vessel reads: "1075." |
Height | 16.5 cm |
Thickness | 0.4 cm |
Outside Diameter | 13.5 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1075 - Field No SF |
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