Aryballus
Jar
31017
Location: On Display in the Sphinx Gallery
From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Urpu |
| Object Number | 31017 |
| Current Location | Sphinx Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Inca |
| Provenience | Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | First terrace, southern front |
| Date Made | 1476-1550 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Iconography | Llama |
| Description | Beer Vessel, with rhomboid pattern Narrow-necked jar/bottle (aríbalo, aryballos) with an ovate body, hyperboloid neck, flared rim with lugs, 2 strap handles on the body, and a conical (aribaloid) base. The vessel has a stylized animal head in relief on the shoulder. The vessel is painted with a geometric design in red, brown, and white. There appears to be a burnished finish on the exterior. The vessel was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is orange in color. Evidence of usewear includes residue/accretions on the interior. The catalogue number is written on the bottom of the base and interior of neck. Black ink on the bottom of the base reads: "2313." |
| Height | 34.4 cm |
| Width | 27.2 cm |
| Thickness | 0.76 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 22.3 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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