Vessel

34-25-165

From: Brazil | Vicinity of Santarem

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 34-25-165
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Brazil | Vicinity of Santarem
Culture Area Amazonia
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Technique Painted
Description

Buff ware; narrow orifice; bulging shoulder; probably had annular base and collared neck, body encircled by horizontal line in red paint, 2 narrow parallel lines of unpainted slip: above this a series of bosses in centre of a semi oval painted field with incised marks; below the orifice is an encircling red painted line divided as is that on the body; from this branch off vertical red painted lines: a half points on the shoulder are animal heads in full relief with red painted band from forehead to nose; arms in low relief, branch from these heads. Restorable

Credit Line Purchased from John Mayer, 1934

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