Jar
31758
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31758 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Face | Arms | Bird |
Description | Small two handled red jar with pointed base, with face on neck, arms incised and hands in relief holding bird to mouth Face-neck narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, flattened rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. Molded/modeled addition of a face with eyes, ear spools, nose, and mouth touching the beak of a modeled bird held by two modeled hands on the neck and body. There is a molded/modeled face with eyes, ear spools, nose, and mouth touching the beak of a There is a modeled bird held by two There is a modeled hands. Arms are outlined with incised lines. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The vessel has a rough surface. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2764." |
Height | 14.5 cm |
Thickness | 0.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 9.3 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2764 - Field No SF |
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