Small clay jug with globular body, rounded bottom and two lug handles on the sides. Rim is bowl-shaped, surrounding a smaller mouth. There are two small protuberances on the front and back of the jug. The exterior is painted white-brown and there is a wide grey-brown band painted around the bottom portion of the jug. Above the large band there is a thin grey-brown line. The base is white. The base of the jug rim is grey-brown and there are grey-brown designs on the exterior of the rim. The interior of the rim is white and the interior body is unpainted.

• Narrative

  The donor was born in Peru. While she was living in Peru a friend gave her this pottery (3359/1-4). When she moved to Canada in the '70s she brought the pieces with her.

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• Type of Item jug
• Culture Chancay
• Material clay, paint
• Measurements height 12.7 cm, width 12.7 cm, depth 11.8 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Dora Fidler
• Received from Dora Fidler

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• Made in Peru

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• Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
• Ownership Date before April 30, 2019
• Acquisition Date on April 30, 2019

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3359/0001