Pot
31732
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
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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