Vase

Museum number:
4-4640
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Bulbous vase decorated with five trophy heads lying horizontally. Height 18.3 cm.; diameter 15.8 cm. Painted in five colors. The heads alternate in grey and orange, but all have black hair and white carrying slings. The background is dark red and the rim band is black. On the interior there is a red band extending 1.8 cm. down the side. The rest of the interior is unslipped and has a rough appearance. Illustrated by Kroeber, 1956, Plate 31f; and Proulx, 1968, Plate 2lb.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 4, Ocucaje Site B, Ica Valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 4
Culture or time period:
Early Intermediate Period 3D, ancient Peru
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 4-4640, described as Bulbous vase decorated with five trophy heads lying horizontally. Height 18.3 cm.; diameter 15.8 cm. Painted in five colors. The heads alternate in grey and orange, but all have black hair and white carrying slings. The background is dark red and the rim band is black. On the interior there is a red band extending 1.8 cm. down the side. The rest of the interior is unslipped and has a rough appearance. Illustrated by Kroeber, 1956, Plate 31f; and Proulx, 1968, Plate 2lb.

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