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31052

From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31052
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Inca
Provenience Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 600-1000 CE
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Description

Small, with pinnate leaf pattern

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, flared rim, 1 horizontal strap handle on the body, and a flat base. "Short-necked bottle" (Meyers 1976). The vessel has two small round spout-like protrusions on the shoulder, however, there is no inlet at the interior. The vessel is painted on one side of the body with a geometrical "pinnate" pattern in white, red, and black. The rest of the body is painted orange and the rim is painted red. The handle is painted with orange and black stripes. There appears to be a polished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2325."

Height 11.9 cm
Width 13 cm
Thickness 0.57 cm
Outside Diameter 12.1 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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