Bottle
31767
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
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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