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Object Number 54-18-30/7627
Display Title Pottery jar with handles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic jar with flat base, two flattened, applied strap handles on opposite sides of neck reaching from lip to shoulder, globular body, flaring neck, no rim, sand temper (?), unadorned
Classification
  • Jar
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Arequipa Region
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Arequipa
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 17.9 x 15.4 x 15 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54-18-30/7627
Provenance
Collector Prof. Solon I. Bailey (1893-1903)
Donor Prof. Irving W. Bailey (1954)

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