Slightly flaring gambrel brown-red slipped terracotta bowl. Traces of red-orange and white paint. Molded technique; burnished surface. The exterior sides have incised bands with four profile monkey figures, 7.6 cm of interspace, and a triple rim band (central band segmented). The monkeys have arched backs, curled tails, frontal heads to right outlined by 2.2 cm reed stamp circles and .5 cm reed stamped eyes. The mouth lines are dotted at both ends and ears are rectangular. Broken and repaired.

• Narrative

  The motif is drawn from Trophy Head Cult iconography, then dominant at nearby center at Ocucaje, but rendered in traditional Callango Early Paracas stylistic conventions.

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• Type of Item bowl
• Culture Paracas
• Material clay, paint, adhesive
• Measurements height 6.1 cm, diameter 19.3 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 Ica

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• 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

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition poor
• Accession Number 2990/0143