Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/485

Terracotta bowl with concave sides, flat base. Interlocking bird design in orange-brown, red-brown and gray slip. Stepped band on inner rim. Polished surface. Not restored.


  • Type of Item bowl
  • Culture Chincha
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 5.5 cm, diameter 12.7 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • 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 2990/0485