Jar Item Number: 2990/833 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Jar with ovoid body, one side handle, an applied feline design on the other side and black geometrical decoration on cream ground in body. One side has a band of triangular motifs with a dotted circle in the middle and below there are 23 bird stamp faces in a semilunar design. Other side has a band of geometrical waves motifs and 18 bird stamp faces in the interior of a similar semilunar design. Molded manufacture. Breakage not restored.
Item History
- Made in Lima, Peru between 1000 and 1476
- 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
- Chancay
- 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
- Lima, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1000 and 1476
- 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
- 2990/0833