Pot

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/77

Miniature egg-shaped buffware olla with a short flared rim. The surface is rough and pitted.

  • Narrative

    This object is from a grave lot said to have been found at a blown out site in the upper Chao Valley. The surface is said to be pitted from windblown sand.


  • Type of Item pot
  • Culture Andes
  • Material clay
  • Measurements height 11.8 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 7.5 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in La Libertad

  • Creation Date between 601 BCE and 201 BCE
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2990/0077