Slightly flaring gambrel bowl with rounded base. Terracotta with red-brown slip, traces of orange-red, orange and white paints. The exterior sides have incised bands with four orange-red painted profile monkey figures, 7.6 cm of space between panel designs and a triple rim band (central one segmented). The monkey figures have arched backs, curled tails, and frontal heads positioned to the right. The figures are outlined by 2.2 cm reed-stamped circles. The monkeys have reed-stamped eyes, dotted nostrils, rectangular ears, and mouths dotted at the ends. Molded manufacture; burnished surface. Broken and repaired.

• Narrative

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

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• Type of Item bowl
• Culture Paracas
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 6.9 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 fair
• Accession Number 2990/0151