Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/190

Compressed ovoid single spout orange-brown bottle with rounded gambrel and flat base. Incised decoration of a neck ring with four abbreviated whisker elements in black paint. Traces of red-brown and orange. Moulded manufacture; burnished surface. Breakage repaired.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Paracas
  • Material clay, adhesive, paint
  • Measurements height 13.8 cm, width 15.5 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer

  • Made in Teojate

  • Creation Date between 201 BCE and 101 BCE
  • 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 2990/0190