Jar

Museum number:
4-4748
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Collared jar painted with an indistinguishable design. Height 14.5 cm.; maximum diameter 15.6 cm. The major portion of the vessel is painted dark red. The design area background is black. Traces of purple, white, and orange remain. This vessel is obviously a trade piece. Its globular shape, heavy thick walls, and design layout are completely foreign to the Nasca style. The nearest similarities are found in the Pisco Valley. Illustrated by Kroeber, 1956, Figure 10, p. 391.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 12, Ocucaje Site F, Ica Valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Ocucaje, Site F: Grave 12
Culture or time period:
Early Intermediate Period 4, ancient Peru and Nazca culture (100 BC–800 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Jars
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 4-4748, described as Collared jar painted with an indistinguishable design. Height 14.5 cm.; maximum diameter 15.6 cm. The major portion of the vessel is painted dark red. The design area background is black. Traces of purple, white, and orange remain. This vessel is obviously a trade piece. Its globular shape, heavy thick walls, and design layout are completely foreign to the Nasca style. The nearest similarities are found in the Pisco Valley. Illustrated by Kroeber, 1956, Figure 10, p. 391.

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