Flask

31729

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31729
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Inca
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Black with everted lip and one wide horizontal loop handle on shoulder

Narrow-necked jar/bottle with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, flared rim, 1 horizontal strap handle on the body, and a flat base. There are no molded/modeled additions and no decoration. 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. There are wide burnish lines present. Evidence of usewear includes surface attrition on the bottom/base. The catalogue number is written in black ink. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2844."

Height 18.2 cm
Width 15.5 cm
Thickness 0.6 cm
Outside Diameter 13.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2844 - Field No SF

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