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One handled jug. Bichrome, black painting on red ceramic.
One handled jug. Bichrome, black painting on red ceramic.
Object Number 990-6-30/11583
Display Title One handled jug. Bichrome, black painting on red ceramic.
Descriptions
Object Description One handled jug. Bichrome, black painting on red ceramic. Black linear designs including cross-hatching + arrow motifs. According to rosemary joyce this piece is pre-hispanic. The outer layer is chipping off indicates efflorescenes. meaning the salt's popping out.
Inventory Description Ceramic pitcher, black linear motif on red, strap handle, spauled, hole, chipped
Classification
  • Pitcher
Department Ethnographic
Date 0-1499
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Ceramic, Slip
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm (5 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-6-30/11583
Provenance
Collector Eliza Thurston Butts (ca. 1890)
Donor Ellen Frothingham Dunnell (June 12. 1990)

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