Pitcher
27400
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 27400 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic | Clay |
Description | Plain. with twisted handle. Ovoid body; convex neck, everted lip. Knob opposite handle on neck. Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, bulging neck, rounded rim, 1 twisted handle extending from the neck to the body, and a flat base. The vessel has one protruding knob on the neck opposite the twisted handle. There appears to be a smoothed 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. There is a porous area on the body of grayish green discoloration, possibly from overfiring. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom of base. 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: "1618." |
Height | 24.8 cm |
Thickness | 0.7 cm |
Outside Diameter | 18 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1618 - Field No SF |
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