Vessel

26735

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 26735
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Technique Painted
Iconography Cat Head
Description

Pottery: Flat base, globular body, double-spouted with arched strap handle. Slightly modeled and painted cats heads on opposite sides of body

Double-spouted jug with a globular body, tapered neck, rounded rim, 1 bridge handle extending from spout to spout, and a flat base. No molded/modeled additions. Shaped like a cat head. The body of the vessel is shaped like a cat head (mold-formed?). The vessel is painted with designs in red, white, and black; however, the original designs are not visible due to loss of surface. 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: "909."

Height 13.9 cm
Length 13.6 cm
Width 15.7 cm
Thickness 0.43 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 909 - Field No SF

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