Jar
27106
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield III
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 27106 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield III |
Culture Area | Andean |
Locus | Obtained at Mamacona |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Face | Arms |
Description | Flattened base; cylindrical neck; two vertical loop handles on body ( missing) With a face on neck and arms in low relief on body. Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, effigy-anthropomorphic neck, missing rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a flat base. The vessel has a red slip (?) and painted designs not legible due to deterioration. There is a modeled/molded face on the neck with ears, eyes, nose, and mouth,. There are two modeled arms on the body, one raised to the chin. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "655." |
Height | 32.5 cm |
Thickness | 0.7 cm |
Outside Diameter | 25.5 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 655 - Field No SF |
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