Small terracotta pot. Round vessel has a slightly rounded bottom, a wide hip that inclines to the neck, and a widely flared rim. Body of pot is decorated with a dense diamond shape motif at centre in colours of rust, tan and dark brown, surrounded on top and bottom by encircling lines of a brown key motif over a tan base colour. Rim is decorated in checks. Bottom of pot is undecorated. Interior has an encircling line at neck, but is otherwise undecorated.

• Narrative

  Collected by Mavis Balshaw while living near Paracas, Peru, c. 1968.

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• Type of Item pot
• Culture Paracas
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 8.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Mavis Balshaw, Sheila Petrie
• Received from Sheila Petrie

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• Made in Ica

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• Creation Date between 901 BCE and 101 BCE
• Ownership Date before May 9, 2014
• Acquisition Date on May 9, 2014

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3060/0023