Whistling Vessel
| Object Number: | 31827 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Late Chimu |
| Provenience: | Peru Northwest of the Town Pachacamac |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Black Ware |
| Height: | 17.4 cm |
| Length: | 18.7 cm |
| Width: | 9.4 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 3276 - Field No SF |
Description
Smooth double vessel, globular bodies and whistle on neck of one bottle
Narrow necked whistling vessel with a double chambered globular body, hyperboloid neck, flattened rim, 1 bridge handle extending between the necks, and a flat base. The vessel has a molded/modeled bird on top of one of the chambers that has a whistle in it. There is a hole in the neck of the bird. There appears to be a burnished 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. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "3276."
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