Bowl

Museum number:
4-4782
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Miniature flaring bowl, duplicate to 4781. Height 3.9 cm.; diameter 8.4 cm. The painting appears careless in some spots as evidenced by gaps between the outline and the colored area, overlapping brush strokes, etc. A very good example of "ghost firing" appears in the interior wall It appears 4781 was stacked inside of this vessel during firing. No such "ghost" is found in the former. Illustrated by Kroeber and Strong, 1924, Plate 27f.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 23, Ocucaje Site F, Ica Valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Ocucaje, Site F: Grave 23
Culture or time period:
Early Intermediate Period 3A, ancient Peru
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Miniature (size attribute)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 4-4782, described as Miniature flaring bowl, duplicate to 4781. Height 3.9 cm.; diameter 8.4 cm. The painting appears careless in some spots as evidenced by gaps between the outline and the colored area, overlapping brush strokes, etc. A very good example of "ghost firing" appears in the interior wall It appears 4781 was stacked inside of this vessel during firing. No such "ghost" is found in the former. Illustrated by Kroeber and Strong, 1924, Plate 27f.

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