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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