Vase

Jug

SA3341

From: Peru | Nazca District

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number SA3341
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Late Ica I
Provenience Peru | Nazca District
Culture Area Andean
Period Inca
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Pottery; very long neck and handle; red, white and black; geometric designs. Thia vessel may be either an early Tajaraca jar from Ica or an imitation of the Ica style from Chincha in the time of the late Chincha style (I). in either case it would be of the early period of Inca influence in the area.

Height 17.78 cm
Outside Diameter 13.97 cm
Credit Line Peruvian Expedition, William C. Farabee, 1923

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