Plate

26851

From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac | Pachacamac Temple

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 26851
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac | Pachacamac Temple
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Technique Painted
Description

Painted; was broken although only a small piece is missing

Bowl with a flaring body, no neck/collar, rounded rim, no handles, and a ring base/foot base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted with a geometric design on the interior surface in red, orange, black, and white. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1161h."

Height 7.2 cm
Thickness 0.72 cm
Outside Diameter 18.3 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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