Food Grater Bowl Item Number: 2990/43 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small orange and brown, hemispherical bowl with a broad dark orange-red slipped border inside the rim. There is a central grater surface that is unpolished and is incised with a geometric pattern of parallel and intersecting lines. The pattern is obscured by wear. On the exterior surface there is a large area of dark grey, likely from the firing process. There are broken and repaired sherds on one side, and there is a piece missing beside the repair.
History Of Use
The interior grating surface of the bowl shows wear from use in food preparation.
Item History
- Made in Teojate, Ica, Peru between 601 BCE and 401 BCE
- Collected between 1950 and 1975
- Owned by Alan R. Sawyer
- Owned by Erika H. Sawyer before January 15, 2013
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer (Donor) on January 15, 2013
What
Who
- Culture
- Paracas
- Previous Owner
- Alan R. Sawyer and Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from
- Erika H. Sawyer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Teojate, Ica, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 601 BCE and 401 BCE
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2990/0043