Pot Item Number: 2990/81 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature egg-shaped buffware olla with a short straight rim. The surface is rough and pitted, and there is a large chip on the lip and rim.
Narrative
This object is from a grave lot said to have been found at a blown out site in the upper Chau Valley. The surface is said to be pitted from windblown sand.
Item History
- Made in La Libertad, Peru between 601 BCE and 201 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
- Andes
- 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
- La Libertad, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 601 BCE and 201 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
- 2990/0081