Pot
Item number 3555/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Round, handmade, clay pot with an oblong hole (4.5 cm le) just below the shoulder, on one side. The pot is mostly cream-coloured on the outside and part of the inside, with red-brown specks and a large black firing spot at the base. The inside is partly cream-coloured and partly reddish brown. The rim has been broken and repaired (approx. 1/3) with holes remaining at the lower neck under the repair.
History Of Use
Possibly a Mesoamerican funerary vessel; the hole in the side may have been a "kill hole", purposely added to the pot in order to release the spirit of the vessel.
Narrative
From the donor's mother's estate. An old tape label adhered to the outside surface says: "ME-185 Nayarit Mex - 1965". Possibly collected in Nayarit in 1965?
Item History
- Made in Nayarit, Mexico
- Collected during 1965
- Owned by Stephanie Jane Lyall before April 12, 2022
- Received from Stephanie Jane Lyall (Donor) on April 12, 2022
What
- Name
- Pot
- Identification Number
- 3555/1
- Type of Item
- pot
- Material
- clay
- Overall
- height 17.5 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nayarit, Mexico
Who
- Culture
- Western Mexico
- Previous Owner
- Stephanie Jane Lyall
- Received from
- Stephanie Jane Lyall (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1965
- Ownership Date
- before April 12, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on April 12, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3555/0001
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