Flask

31811

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31811
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Flat red bottle with face on neck, two vertical loop handles on shoulder

Face-neck vessel. Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an lentoid body, cylindrical neck, rounded rim, 2 strap handles on the shoulder, and a flat base. The vessel has a modeled face on the neck with ear spools, eyes, nose, and mouth. There appears to be a burnished 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 neck The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3233."

Height 18 cm
Width 13.9 cm
Depth 8.9 cm
Thickness 0.46 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3233 - Field No SF

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