Effigy Jug

31802

Location: On Display in the Ancient Food & Flavor

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Northwest of the Town

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31802
Current Location Ancient Food & Flavor - On Display
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Northwest of the Town
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 1250–1532 CE
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Llama
Description

Black vessel representing a llama. Long flaring neck of vessel rising from back with single loop handle from animal's side to neck of vessel

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an effigy-zoomorphic body, flaring neck, flattened rim, 1 strap handle extending from the neck to the body, and a footed base. The vessel is shaped like a llama with head, tail, genitalia, and four legs. There appears to be a smoothed finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in a reducing atmosphere as the surface is black and the interior is gray in color. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written in black ink on the bottom of body. Black ink on the bottom of body reads: "3250."

Height 14 cm
Length 16.3 cm
Width 10.1 cm
Thickness 0.41 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3250 - Field No SF

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