Plate

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/446

Grey-brown spindle plate with rounded rim and burnished surface. Painted and incised decoration of one fox figure in profile with upswept tail in the centre. Orange-red and cream residue. The spindle area is above the snout of the fox. Minor breakage repaired.


  • Type of Item plate
  • Culture Paracas
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 2.3 cm, diameter 14.7 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 fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0446