Cup

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/468

Miniature terracotta kero with flat base and flaring rim. Band on middle body incised and in high relief. Slightly burnished surface; partial reduction fired; modeled manufacture. Not restored.


  • Type of Item cup
  • Culture Chancay
  • Material clay
  • Measurements height 7.1 cm, diameter 6.9 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Lima

  • 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 2990/0468