Whistling jar

Museum number:
4-8543
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.327
Description:
Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cm
Donor:
Max Uhle
Collection place:
Cahuachi (PV 69-__), Nazca Valley, Nazca Province
Verbatim coll. place:
Cahuachi; Nazca: Period Y3
Culture or time period:
Nazca period Y
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Whistling jars
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Ancient Peru
Dimensions:
width 17.5 centimeters, diameter 9.5 centimeters, and height 13.5 centimeters
Comment:
U.C. Publ. A.A.E. 24, Pl. 17 Nazca period Y3. "Early".
Loans:
S1945-1946 #3: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (dates unknown), S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S2001-2002 #12: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (January 14, 2002–May 1, 2002), and S2010-2011 #5: Doe Library (UC Berkeley) (April 11, 2011–September 2, 2011)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cmHearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cmHearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cmHearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cmHearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cmHearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistling jar, accession number 4-8543, described as Brown double whistling jar, one half representing a monkey holding an ear of corn, the other an ordinary bottle-necked vase, spout connected to monkey with arched handle; Height: 13.5 cm, Width/breadth: 17.5 cm, Depth: 9.5 cm

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