Jar
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/499
Terracotta modeled head jar with flat base and incurved rim. Fanged deity faces with incised spirals on cheeks and serpent ear drops. Traces of cream and red-brown residue. Broken and restored.
- Type of Item jar
- Culture Moche
- Material clay, paint
- Measurements height 13.3 cm, width 14.7 cm, depth 12.3 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in Peru
- Creation Date between 101 BCE and 800
- Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013
- Item Classes ceramics
- Condition poor
- Accession Number 2990/0499