Pot

MOA: University of British Columbia

3083/4

Clay pot with human face in spout neck. Body is round and bulbous, narrowing toward a slightly convex and circular base. Shoulder is decorated with a wide line of raised dots interspersed with a sitting lizard motif. Neck is narrow, shaped into a small human face with protruding ears and features, and hair or a headdress falling to each side. Top flares widely into a thick rim. A large, flat loop handle spans rim to shoulder. Surface is burnished. Well preserved.


  • Type of Item pot
  • Culture Chimu
  • Material clay
  • Measurements height 25.5 cm, diameter 20.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Wendy Thurston, Anne Lyons
  • Received from Wendy Thurston, Anne Lyons

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • Ownership Date before October 29, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on October 29, 2014

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3083/0004