Cup Item Number: 2990/69 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Terracotta cup with flaring neck and slightly in-curving rim and polychrome slip decoration. There is a red band around the interior lip edge and a black band around the top and exterior edge of the lip. Below this there are two abstract condors alternating with panels of black eye and cheek mark symbols on a white background. The condor design is in red, orange, tan, grey and black on an off-white background. There is a red band between and below the four image panels, and a grey band below that. The lower body and entire base is tan. There is a thin crack extending down from the lip to the base.
Narrative
From the Estaqueria site in the Nazca Valley.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 400 and 500
- 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
- Nasca
- 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
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 400 and 500
- 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
- 2990/0069