Contemporary terracotta pot. Pot is circular with a slightly rounded base. Body is squat, wide at the midpoint, shoulder narrowing toward the mouth. Two lug style handles sit on the shoulder. A small repeating design has been stamped into the clay and circles the pot in a line between the handles.

• 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 11.0 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 27.5 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 3060/0029