Bowl

Museum number:
4-4692
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Flaring bowl decorated with three garza birds. Height 6.1 cm.; diameter 15.2 cm. Painted in five colors. The background is black on which are painted un-outlined white birds having dark red beaks and eyes. The white paint appears thicker than the others and may represent two coats. The rim band is purple and the bottom red. The interior is a solid dark red.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 4, Ocucaje Site F, Ica Valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Ocucaje, Site F: Grave 4
Culture or time period:
Early Intermediate Period 3B, ancient Peru and Nazca culture (100 BC–800 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 4-4692, described as Flaring bowl decorated with three garza birds. Height 6.1 cm.; diameter 15.2 cm. Painted in five colors. The background is black on which are painted un-outlined white birds having dark red beaks and eyes. The white paint appears thicker than the others and may represent two coats. The rim band is purple and the bottom red. The interior is a solid dark red.

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