Jug
31864
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31864 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Black jug of a conical fruit-shape. Cylindrical neck, everted lip, one loop handle body to neck (pepino shaped) Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an effigy-fruit shaped body, cylindrical neck, flanged rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. The body of the vessel is in the form of an acorn-shaped fruit. 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. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3115." |
Height | 18.2 cm |
Length | 13.2 cm |
Width | 14.4 cm |
Thickness | 0.7 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 3115 - Field No SF |
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