Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/601

Slightly flaring gambrel bowl with red-brown slip, straight sides and negative decoration of dotted chevron bands in outer surface. Polished surface; mold manufacture. Unbroken.


  • Type of Item bowl
  • Culture Paracas
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 7.9 cm, diameter 19.1 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Ocucaje

  • 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

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2990/0601