Pitcher
Vessel Fragment
32518
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 32518 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Late Ancon II |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | From the loosened soil |
| Date Made | 600-1000 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Red Ware |
| Iconography | Human Face |
| Description | Human face with disc ear ornaments in relief at base of neck Fragment. The vessel has a modeled face added to the neck including eyes, ear spools, a nose, and mouth. The neck is painted with the features of the face in red, white, and black. The shoulder is painted with a geometric design in white and black. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The catalogue number is written on the bottom side. Black ink on the bottom side of the fragment reads:"1086a." |
| Height | 10.9 cm |
| Length | 16.5 cm |
| Width | 19 cm |
| Thickness | 0.66 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1086A - Field No SF |
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