Jar
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/217
Effigy red-brown slipped and molded jar with a slight flared rim. Design of a standing hunchback man with prominent nose and ears, arms extended and holding his hips and incised horizontal line as his mouth. Polished surface. Breakage repaired.
- Type of Item jar
- Culture Moche
- Material clay, paint
- Measurements height 17.6 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 9.4 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in Peru
- Creation Date between 101 BCE and 800
- Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013
- Item Classes ceramics
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 2990/0217