Cup Item Number: 2990/377 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Modified polychrome cup with flaring rim, narrow base and bulging centre. Terracotta with red-brown, light orange-brown, cream and black slip. Bold abstract decor with panel of four-stepped motif on rim. Burnished surface. Unbroken.
Item History
- Made in Bolivia between 101 BCE and 1200
- 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
- Tiahuanaco
- 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
- Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- between 101 BCE and 1200
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2990/0377