Bowl Item Number: 2987/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small straight-sided, round bowl, without its base. The walls flare outward toward the rim. On the outside is painted a long, geometric, encircling pattern of triangles, circles and half circles in white and dark brown on a rust background. The pattern repeats once. The interior of the bowl has a thick rust line painted around the rim. The base and part of the side have broken away.
Narrative
This pottery is said to be from the Huaca Juliana, or Huaca Pucllana, a great adobe and clay pyramid built from seven staggered platforms, located in the Miraflores district of central Lima, Peru.
Item History
- Made in Lima, Peru between 1400 and 1550
- Owned by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander before December 19, 2012
- Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor) on December 19, 2012
What
Who
- Culture
- Inca
- Previous Owner
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
- Received from
- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1400 and 1550
- Ownership Date
- before December 19, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on December 19, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2987/0005