Pot
26871
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 26871 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic | Clay |
Description | Globular body, wide mouth, short flaring neck, two horizontal loop handles on body. Ornamented by band of triangles on shoulder. Similar to 26869, 26870 from other tomb Cooking pot (olla) with a globular body, flaring collar, flattened rim, 2 horizontal strap handles on the body, and a rounded base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is decorated with an incised geometric triangle design around the shoulder. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior and a smoothed finish on the interior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is red/brown in color. Evidence of usewear includes black staining on the interior and soot on the exterior. The catalogue number is written on the interior of collar. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1118." |
Height | 16 cm |
Width | 20.8 cm |
Thickness | 0.64 cm |
Outside Diameter | 17.6 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1118 - Field No SF |
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