Aryballos
31719
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31719 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Inca |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Face | Arms |
Description | Black incasic aryballos with face on neck and arms in low relief in shoulder Narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, missing rim, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. There is a molded face on the neck with ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. There are arms in relief on the body. 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. The catalogue number is written in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2832." |
Height | 21 cm |
Width | 21.5 cm |
Thickness | 0.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 18 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2832 - Field No SF |
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