Jar

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/445

Gambrel molded black jar with flaring rim. Incised geometric designs on body with traces of cinnabar pigment in incisions. Burnished surface. Breakage repaired.


  • Type of Item jar
  • Culture Chincha
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 11.7 cm, diameter 17.0 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Pisco

  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0445