Vase

Museum number:
4-4771
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Bulbous vase decorated with a band of full face trophy heads. Height 11.4 cm; maximum diameter 11.1 cm.; diameter of mouth 9.3 cm. Painted in seven colors. The faces are purple, orange, flesh and brown on a white background. The hair is black and the rim band purple. A light red band encircles the bottom. The interior is unslipped except for a purple band extending 1.1 cm down the side. The outlining of the faces overlaps at the chins. Illustrated by Kroeber and Strong, 1924, Plate 28n.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 20, Ocucaje Site F, Ica Valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Ocucaje, Site F: Grave 20
Culture or time period:
Early Intermediate Period 4, ancient Peru
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Loans:
S1945-1946 #3: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (dates unknown)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 4-4771, described as Bulbous vase decorated with a band of full face trophy heads. Height 11.4 cm; maximum diameter 11.1 cm.; diameter of mouth 9.3 cm. Painted in seven colors. The faces are purple, orange, flesh and brown on a white background. The hair is black and the rim band purple. A light red band encircles the bottom. The interior is unslipped except for a purple band extending 1.1 cm down the side. The outlining of the faces overlaps at the chins. Illustrated by Kroeber and Strong, 1924, Plate 28n.

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