Head neck jar with a side loop handle, flat base. Head in relief, incised ears and prominent eyes, nose and lips. Arms in relief and in “L” position. Terracotta with traces of red-brown, black and gray geometric designs: decor on two light orange slip bands. Molded manufacture. Not restored.

• Iconographic Meaning

  Sillustani is a pre-Incan, Colla (or Qulla) burial ground on the shores of Lake Umayo, near Puno.

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• Type of Item jar
• Culture Tiahuanaco
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 18.5 cm, width 16.3 cm, depth 16.1 cm (overall)

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

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• Made in Sillustani

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• Creation Date between 101 BCE and 1000
• Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
• Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
• Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2990/0251