Modified hemispherical grey-brown, burnished bowl with incised decoration of a double rim band and three abstract vencejos (bird) motifs. Approximately a 10 cm. gap between zoomorphic designs, traces of red on birds' beak and rim.

• Iconographic Meaning

  Vencejos are birds in the Andes that are similar to swallows.

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• Type of Item bowl
• Culture Paracas
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 7.9 cm, diameter 20.4 cm (overall)

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

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• Made in Teojate

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• 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

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2990/0126