Bowl

35-28-185

From: Venezuela | Cojoro

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 35-28-185
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guajiro
Provenience Venezuela | Cojoro
Culture Area Circum-Caribbean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Hemispherical with slight shoulders and thickened rim. Extending from the rim to the shoulder are two loop handles, each surmounted by an animal head. Halfway between the handles on each side of the vessel there is an incised lug. Band of incised pendant triangles each filled with parallel incised lines, below the rim on the exterior. Unslipped ware, crudely polished; blackened by fire. H. 15.5 cm; D. ca. 24 cm.; W. with handles, 33 cm.

Height 15.5 cm
Width 33 cm
Outside Diameter 24 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Columbia University Venezuelan Expedition; Vincenzo Petrullo, 1935

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