Terracotta pot. Body is bulbous with a rounded bottom, and two small lug handles on the shoulder. The neck inclines tightly toward the tall rim, which flares widely upwards. The pot is burnished on the exterior, black on bottom and dark orange toward the top, with no other decoration.

• Narrative

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

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• Type of Item pot
• Culture Peruvian
• Material clay
• Measurements height 14.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 15.5 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 before 1970
• Ownership Date before May 9, 2014
• Acquisition Date on May 9, 2014

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3060/0028