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1921.78.87

Red ware pottery vessel with a rounded body, flat base and a stirrup handle with a projecting spout. [ASh [OPS move] 15/03/2016]


1921.78.87

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red ware pottery vessel with a rounded body, flat base and a stirrup handle with a projecting spout. [ASh [OPS move] 15/03/2016]
Long description
Red ware pottery vessel with a rounded body, flat base and a stirrup handle with a projecting spout. From the shoulder up is a darker red pigment with a black painted decoration on the upper half consisting of a crab and a bird. The surface here is slightly raised too. Partial glazing to the surface. Two ornamental projections on the shoulder. Previously broken and repaired. [ASh [OPS move] 15/03/2016]
Geographical reference
La Libertad Region Trujillo Province
Date
Date collected
By 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 220 mm, Diameter: max 117 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.78.87
Research and responses

All the Chimu pieces I could find were catalogued in 1986 (1921.78.1-82). The remaining pieces may derive from other cultures. [LM 14/2/2000] Purchased by J.H. Spottiswoode in the Pacasmayo region [BM correspondence]

Search terms: Pottery, Vessel