Cooking Pot

31964

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31964
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Cooking pot with bosses on shoulder, was slightly painted, two vertical loop handles on shoulder

Cooking pot (olla) with a globular body, bulging collar, rounded rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a rounded base. No molded/modeled additions. The vessel is red slipped with white painted lines on the rim, neck, and handles. The body has numerous hemispherical protrusions on the body pushed out from the interior. There appears to be a smoothed finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Evidence of usewear includes soot on the exterior and residue on the interior. The catalogue number is written on the object in black ink on the bottom of the base. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "31964."

Height 14.1 cm
Width 17.8 cm
Thickness 0.62 cm
Outside Diameter 15.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2735B - Field No SF

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