Pitcher
26831
From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 26831 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Painted |
| Description | Painted Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, flaring neck, outward sloping rim, 1 strap handle on the body, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is painted with a geometric and curvilinear design on the shoulder in red, black, and white. 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 of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "1161-0." |
| Height | 28.7 cm |
| Width | 26.9 cm |
| Thickness | 1 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 23.9 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1161a - Field No SF |
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