Lid
| Object Number: | 27525 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Peru Pachacamac Pachacamac Temple |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Locus: | from mummy |
| Date Made: | 600-1000 |
| Early Date: | 600 |
| Late Date: | 1000 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic Clay |
| Height: | 2.8 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.65 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 8.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 1161F - Field No SF |
Description
Round lid with no handle. No decoration. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior and a smoothed finish on the interior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Fireclouding is present on the center The catalogue number is written on the bottom. Black ink on the bottom reads: "1161f."
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