Jar

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/437

Head modeled jar with flat base and rounded rim. Terracotta with cream, orange-brown and black slip. Vertical bands at back and cream horizontal bands on ears. Broken and restored.


  • Type of Item jar
  • Culture Wari
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 16.0 cm, width 16.1 cm, depth 18.5 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Ancash

  • Creation Date between 800 and 1200
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition poor
  • Accession Number 2990/0437