Flask
31729
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| 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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