Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/155

Hemispherical burnished gray-brown bowl with rounded base and rim. Geometrical incised designs of reed stamp circles on top outer surface. Moulded manufacture technique. Broken and repaired.


  • Type of Item bowl
  • Culture Chavin
  • Material clay, adhesive, paint
  • Measurements height 8.0 cm, diameter 22.4 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Peru

  • 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 2990/0155