Cup

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/14

Dark gray-brown cup with rounded base. Decoration of four vertical anacondas in relief on sides of cup; heads oriented to the flaring Chavinoid spout. Modelled manufacture; burnished surface. Broken and restored.

  • Narrative

    Early Moche; Moche I


  • Type of Item cup
  • Culture Moche
  • Material clay, paint, adhesive
  • Measurements height 23.2 cm, diameter 5.6 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Piura

  • Creation Date between 601 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 2990/0014