Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/605

Molded bowl with slightly flaring rim, conical base and red-brown interior. Six painted llamas on outer surface, alternating in black and red-brown, tethered to vertical black lines on cream ground. Partially polished surface. Broken and repaired.


  • Type of Item bowl
  • Culture Nasca
  • Material clay, adhesive, paint
  • Measurements height 6.9 cm, diameter 15.8 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Ica

  • Creation Date between 100 and 400
  • 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 2990/0605