Fragment: Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/120

Fragment of globular red-brown bottle. Negative dots, low collar rim with incised ring of ā€œSā€ twined fret with dotted spaces. Traces of red pigment. Burnished surface and moulded technique. Incomplete.


  • Type of Item bottle
  • Culture Paracas
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 15.0 cm, depth 14.0 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Teojate

  • Creation Date between 901 BCE and 201 BCE
  • 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 2990/0120