Tetrapod jar

Museum number:
16-14120
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
260 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.2433
Description:
Tetrapod jarL lightly rounded bottom and short, rounded, flared sides up to an easy deflection point; rounded top sides into a short, very lightly flared lip; eroded and fire-blackened; lip handles. Decoration of red slip on top of lip and around lower half of jar. Dimensions: height: 8.1 cm; diameter: 6 cm; width: 9 cm.
Donor:
Alice Enderton Francisco
Collection place:
Monte Olivo, Carchi Province, Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
Claimed to be from Monte Olivo." See field notes.
Collector:
Alice Enderton Francisco
Collection date:
1967-1968
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Jars
Accession date:
1968
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Comment:
Materials and techniques: ceramic, buff paste, red slip
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tetrapod jar, accession number 16-14120, described as Tetrapod jarL lightly rounded bottom and short, rounded, flared sides up to an easy deflection point; rounded top sides into a short, very lightly flared lip; eroded and fire-blackened; lip handles. Decoration of red slip on top of lip and around lower half of jar. Dimensions: height: 8.1 cm; diameter: 6 cm; width: 9 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tetrapod jar, accession number 16-14120, described as Tetrapod jarL lightly rounded bottom and short, rounded, flared sides up to an easy deflection point; rounded top sides into a short, very lightly flared lip; eroded and fire-blackened; lip handles. Decoration of red slip on top of lip and around lower half of jar. Dimensions: height: 8.1 cm; diameter: 6 cm; width: 9 cm.

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