Water Jar

50-15-2

From: Peru (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 50-15-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru (uncertain)
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

Colonial copy of ancient Peruvian type [?] Globular with flat base and central spout in form of man wearing European pants, coat, and a "Napoleonic" hat.

Obverse: Below man, large panel with stippled background and vertical row of five annulets, four birds (2 being hummingbirds?) across centre, with flowers above and below. Reverse: 4 long narrow panels, outer two cross-hatched, inner two with raised dots, small flowers, and incised wavy lines. Panels show little or no polish; rest of jar slipped and polished.

Height 24.5 cm
Width 13.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, 1950

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