Pot Item Number: 2987/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Globular pot with rounded base. The mouth is small with a tall round rim that is painted with a wide white stripe covered in cross hatching. Two curved lugs sit on the shoulder painted in lines and dots. Two long nosed, long tailed creatures, possibly anteaters, are painted on the shoulders between the handles. The body of the pot is painted a rust-red and partially burnished, while the base is unpainted.
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
- good
- Accession Number
- 2987/0004