Pot Item Number: 3060/27 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Terracotta pot. Body is globular with a rounded bottom, and two lug handles on the shoulder. The neck inclines tightly toward the tall rim, which flares slightly upwards. The pot is burnished on the exterior, black on bottom and dark brown and orange toward the top, with no other decoration.
Narrative
Collected by Mavis Balshaw while living near Paracas, Peru, c. 1968.
Item History
- Made in Ica, Peru ? between 901 BCE and 101 BCE
- Owned by Mavis Balshaw
- Owned by Sheila Petrie before May 9, 2014
- Received from Sheila Petrie (Donor) on May 9, 2014
What
Who
- Culture
- Paracas ?
- Previous Owner
- Mavis Balshaw and Sheila Petrie
- Received from
- Sheila Petrie (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ica, Peru ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 901 BCE and 101 BCE
- Ownership Date
- before May 9, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 9, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3060/0027