Flask Fragment

26837

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Pachacamac Temple

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 26837
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Pachacamac Temple
Culture Area Andean
Locus found with mummy
Date Made 600-1000
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Iconography Face
Description

with face

Fragment. The fragment has a modeled face on it with ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. It is was originally painted but now only traces of paint remain. 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. Black ink on the bottom reads: "26837."

Height 10.2 cm
Width 11.1 cm
Thickness 0.52 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1158A - Field No SF

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