Cup Item Number: 2990/220 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flaring rim cup with rounded base and polish technique on surface. Painted design of six vencejos (birds) with dark-brown bodies in vertical position and heads oriented to rim, orange-brown beaks and neck bands of orange-brown, red-brown and gray (repeated twice) on white ground. Broken and repaired. Molded manufacture.
Item History
- Made in Nasca, Ica, Peru between 101 BCE and 800
- 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
- Nasca
- 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
- Nasca, Ica, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 101 BCE and 800
- 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
- 2990/0220