Large jar with ovoid form, long-tubular spout with bird head design, globular rim, side handle in vertical position and small wings, feet, beak and tail in relief. Back of body is black; front has cream slip. Two black circles with dots in the interior as eyes. Cream band near rim (above black forehead). Molded and hand built ceramic. Slightly broken.

• Narrative

  Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.

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• Type of Item jar
• Culture Chancay
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 37.0 cm, width 18.0 cm, depth 18.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell, Rosemarie L. Tovell
• Received from Susan Moogk, Rosemarie L. Tovell, Peter H.M. Tovell, Patricia Skahan

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• Made in Lima

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• Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
• Collection Date during 1963
• Ownership Date before May 21, 2015
• Acquisition Date on May 21, 2015

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3111/0015