Jar Item Number: 2990/86 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Conch shell form, blackware jar, open at the top. The jar is pointed at each side, like a conical shell, and there are rounded protuberances spiraling around the shell form. There are three chips around the lip of the rim.
Narrative
This object is from territory formerly controlled by the Chimu & areas to which the Inca transferred Chimu groups.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 1476 and 1534
- 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
- Inca and Chimu
- 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 1476 and 1534
- 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
- 2990/0086