Vessel
Item number 3111/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Ovoid jar with wide neck. Female head at the neck of vessel and body partially in relief below. Face has two vertical marks below outlined eyes, protruding ears. A square baby bag, with child, shown hanging at her back. Applied front hands with triangular decorations touch her cheeks. A middle horizontal band circles the body with triangular motif, with dots in the interior. Square bag has four geometric and horizontal band decorations: triangles with dot in the interior opposite each other, two bands of squares with cross decoration in the interior and stepped motif in lower-left corner. Lenticular motif with horizontal line in interior. Cream slip with black decoration; base undecorated. Molded and hand built ceramic.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.
Item History
- Made in Lima, Peru between 1000 and 1476
- Collected during 1964
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Owned by Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell before May 21, 2015
- Received from Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor) on May 21, 2015
What
- Name
- Vessel
- Identification Number
- 3111/12
- Type of Item
- vessel
- Material
- clay and paint
- Overall
- height 29.4 cm, width 18.9 cm, depth 19.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
Who
- Culture
- Chancay
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell
- Received from
- Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1000 and 1476
- Collection Date
- during 1964
- Ownership Date
- before May 21, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on May 21, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3111/0012
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