Bottle

31857

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31857
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Flat base, Y-neck, bird at junction of neck-handle, plain bottle with connected curved handle and spout (with small bird) on top

Stirrup necked jug with a carinated body, no neck/collar, pointed rim, 1 stirrup handle on the body, and a flat base. There is a modeled bird on the stirrup spout with incised wings. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing and reducing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange and gray in color. Fireclouding is present on the base. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3124."

Height 18.4 cm
Thickness 0.4 cm
Outside Diameter 11.6 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3124 - Field No SF

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