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1960.8.18

Small reddish pottery vessel with large handle. [ASh [OPS move] 23/03/2016]

1960.8.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small reddish pottery vessel with large handle. [ASh [OPS move] 23/03/2016]
Long description
Small reddish pottery vessel with large handle that is decorated with whitish bands, and stick on label which reads : “From tomb of the Incas. S. American”. [ASh [OPS move] 23/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Chile
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Chile
Tarapacá Region Iquique
Person
Field collector Robert Irvine
PRM source Elizabeth Bouverie Trevelyan
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Inka Inca, uncertain
Date collected
1890
Acquisition information
Donated: 1960
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Decorated, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 157 mm, Width: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1960.8.18

Search terms: Vessel, Death, Writing, Pottery, Religion, Grave Good, Inscription