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Object Number
968-14-30/8605
Display Title
Cat form jar
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic vessel with flat base, body of vessel is egg shaped and lying on its side, cat effigy head located on top of wider end of vessel, straight spout located at thinner end of vessel, no rim, chipped lip, flattened strap handle connects spout to side of cat's head, two molded legs (?) located on side of vessel beneath cat, right leg is chipped, features of cat are molded and incised, cat is painted red with white pigment highlighting eyes and nose, vertical white stripes on ears, white dots on chin and neck of cat, band of red painted around lip of vessel, white vertical lines painted over red around lip, red paint dripped from band decoration and trails down back of spout and onto body of vessel
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 16.1 x 19.5 x 9 cm (6 5/16 x 7 11/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
968-14-30/8605, 511
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