Bottle

31767

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31767
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Seated Figure
Description

Round bottom curving to cylindrical neck, one vertical loop handle below neck. black bottle, face on neck, two fin-like projections are heads, legs modeled in low relief, whole seated figure indicated

Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jug with an ovate body, cylindrical neck, rounded rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a rounded base. There is a modeled/molded face with eyes, nose, mouth, and ear spools on the neck. Also There is a modeled hands and legs on the body. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere as the surface is black and the interior is gray in color. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2769.

Height 17 cm
Thickness 0.5 cm
Outside Diameter 11.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2769 - Field No SF

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