Bottle

31012

From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31012
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Inca
Provenience Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Locus first terrace, Southern front
Date Made late 15th century
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, outward sloping rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. The vessel is painted red/orange on the body with a white neck. The interior of the rim is painted red and there is a pinnate design painted on the front of the body in white, black, and red. 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 body. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2311."

Height 35 cm
Width 28.6 cm
Thickness 0.7 cm
Outside Diameter 23.3 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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