Beaker

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/70

Terracotta beaker with flared rim, constricted neck, (unusual) square base, and polychrome slip decoration. There is a black band around the lip, interior and exterior edge. Below this there are two abstract warrior figures in orange, buff, red, grey and black on a cream-coloured background. There are two bands below the images, at the neck of the beaker, one orange and one red, both outlined in black. Below these there is a band of buff, and a thin black line at the edge of the square base which is then entirely orange.


  • Type of Item beaker
  • Culture Nasca
  • Material clay, paint, adhesive, plaster
  • Measurements height 11.7 cm, diameter 11.7 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 500 and 700
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0070