Pot

31732

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31732
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Pigment
Technique Painted
Description

Bottom beveled, body insloping to everted lip, two horizontal loop handles on upper body. Incasic pot with plain painting in red and white

Deep bowl or 'Cazuela' with a squat body, no neck/collar, flared rim, 2 horizontal strap handles on the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel has a painted red and white geometric pattern over an orange base. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Fireclouding is present on the interior There is a red paint drip visible. The catalogue number is written in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3242."

Height 14.4 cm
Width 24.5 cm
Outside Diameter 20.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3242 - Field No SF

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