Jug

26906

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 26906
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I (uncertain)
Culture Area Andean
Locus Obtained in huts nearby
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Iconography Human Head
Description

Painted, flat base, globular body, neck modified by human head and headdress, one loop handle, shoulder to neck, arms appear as nearly horizontal loops from body

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, effigy-anthropomorphic neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. The vessel is shaped like a human figure with hat, earrings, eyes, nose, mouth, and body with modeled arms. The vessel is painted to delineate the features of the figure including a white red, and blue/gray striped hat, and tunic with geometric designs in orange, black, and white. The face is painted with red, black, and gray designs as well. 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 body. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink on the bottom of the base. Black ink on the side of the vessel reads: "2704."

Height 21.5 cm
Width 14.8 cm
Depth 13.2 cm
Thickness 0.34 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2704 - Field No SF

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