Red-brown terracotta bowl with flaring sides and rounded base. Incised band of five anthropomorphic deity faces with punched nostrils, triple cheek horizontal bands, toothless mouth, two reed stamp circles at each side of face and curved lines defining the inner side of arms. Traces of orange-red and white paint. Guilloche designs forming cross are painted in orange-red and red-brown, on the red-brown slipped interior. Burnished surface. Breakage repaired.

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• Type of Item bowl
• Culture Paracas
• Material adhesive, clay, paint
• Measurements height 7.5 cm, diameter 19.6 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 Ica

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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 2990/0467