Jug

31768

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31768
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Description

Black vessel with head, spout and curved handle broken off

Narrow necked jug (whistling vessel?) with a carinated body, effigy-anthropomorphic neck, missing rim, unknown stirrup handle on the body, and a flat base. There is a molded/modeled face with hat, eyes, nose, ears, and mouth and arms in relief on the body. 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. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. No other numbers are visible on the object.

Height 14.2 cm
Length 13.5 cm
Width 11.2 cm
Thickness 0.3 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3105 - Field No SF

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