Bowl Item Number: Sf377 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Thin-walled circular bowl with a rounded bottom in reddish clay with slip painting in white, red and black. The bowl has a flat round base, flaring outward and is finished with a high, vertical gambrel-like edge. The design is confined to the outer surface, uniformly painted white and decorated in a wide band around the top in eyebrow shapes, separated by vertical lines.
History Of Use
The open simple decorative design possibly reflects a traditional motif representing perhaps an agricultural product such as a bean or seed pod. The Nazca were an agricultural people inhabiting the river valleys of south-central Peru before the Inca Empire.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 100 and 400
- Collected during 1966
- Owned by Joyce Short before June 30, 1976
- Received from Joyce Short (Donor) on June 30, 1976
What
Who
- Culture
- Nasca
- Previous Owner
- Joyce Short
- Received from
- Joyce Short (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 100 and 400
- Collection Date
- during 1966
- Ownership Date
- before June 30, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on June 30, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0316/0003