Vase

31900

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31900
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Globular body, flaring neck, two small vertical loop handles shoulder to neck. Vase (or jar) with painting on handles and at base of neck

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with a globular body, flaring neck, outward sloping rim, 2 strap handles extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted around the neck and on the handles with a white and black curvilinear and geometric design. 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. Evidence of usewear includes residue on the interior. There are thick brown encrustations at the interior of the pot. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink on the bottom of the base. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2810."

Height 17.8 cm
Thickness 0.47 cm
Outside Diameter 13.8 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2810 - Field No SF

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