Cup

Item number 2990/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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

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

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
La Libertad, Peru ?

Who

Culture
Chavin
Previous Owner
Alan R. Sawyer and Erika H. Sawyer
Received from
Erika H. Sawyer (Donor)

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
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