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Red pottery jar with constricted mouth- 2 miniature handles and white designs
Red pottery jar with constricted mouth- 2 miniature handles and white designs
Object Number 46-77-30/6523
Display Title Red pottery jar with constricted mouth- 2 miniature handles and white designs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic jar with rounded base, body of vessel is spherical, two flattened strap handles located on opposite sides of the jar and applied to shoulder, flared neck located in the center of vessel top, flares at bottom and top, rim with some chipping, white and black polka-dotted pigment decoration on top half of vessel body, black and white geometric design around base of neck, white pigment on handles, rim exterior, and interior, jar leans slightly when placed on base
Classification
  • Jar
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Lima, near
Materials Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 17.8 x 18.2 x 14.8 cm (7 x 7 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/6523, Vista Allegre, 1078

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