Plate
31106
From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31106 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Inca |
Provenience | Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Date Made | 600-1000 |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic | Clay | Pigment |
Technique | Painted |
Description | No handle, painted designs much obliterated Plate with a flaring body, no neck/collar, flattened rim, no handles, and a flat base. The plate is painted with a red, white, and black triangle design around the rim and a band of geometric design through the center of the plate in white, red, and black. There are two protrusions on either side of the rim. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior and a burnished finish on the interior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. There are scratches on the bottom of the base, possibly a maker's mark (?). Evidence of usewear includes scratches. There are scratches on the bottom of the base. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2376." |
Height | 3.3 cm |
Width | 12.4 cm |
Thickness | 0.69 cm |
Outside Diameter | 20.5 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2376 - Field No SF |
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