Bottle
31718
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31718 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Bird Head? |
Description | Black; 2 large heads (of birds?) opposite on shoulder Narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, flared rim with lugs, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. There is a modeled knob at the base of the neck and two hollow protrusions from the shoulder with three smaller conical protrusions. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere with localized oxidation as the ceramic paste is gray in color. There are wide burnish lines present. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: " 2829." |
Height | 21.5 cm |
Width | 19.5 cm |
Thickness | 0.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 16 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2829 - Field No SF |
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