Vase
31900
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
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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