Cup Item Number: 2990/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature steatite cup with flat base and cylindrical shape. Two incised upturned deity faces, one with vegetal appendages, the other with a row of fangs following the lip line over the nose and chin. Traces of cinnabar in the incisions. Broken and repaired.
Narrative
Sawyer wrote that the designs were "characteristic of the Gotush Monument from the final stage of Chavin art."
Item History
- Made in La Libertad, Peru ? between 901 BCE and 601 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
- Name
- Cup
- Identification Number
- 2990/5
- Type of Item
- cup
- Material
- steatite stone
- Overall
- height 3.3 cm, width 2.2 cm, depth 1.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chavin
- 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 901 BCE and 601 BCE
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2990/0005