Fragment: Bottle Item Number: 2990/194 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Brown-gray bottle fragment with rounded base. Red brown painted bird decoration in blind spout with incised eyes, prominent nose and a hole as a mouth. 0.8 cm reed stamp circles in brown and red-brown divided by incised whisker element. Molded manufacture; burnished surface. Incomplete, breakage restored.

Item History

What

Name
Fragment: Bottle
Identification Number
2990/194
Type of Item
bottle
Material
clay, adhesive and paint
Overall
height 15.0 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 16.0 cm

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 901 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
poor
Accession Number
2990/0194