Body sherd of a modelled, red slipped vessel excised for negative effect with hollow reptilian antique
- Title:
- Body sherd of a modelled, red slipped vessel excised for negative effect with hollow reptilian antique
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Charles Fred Hartt
- Country:
- Brazil
- ID Number:
- Anthr1870_004_0165_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 870.4.165
- File Name:
- Anthr1870_004_0165_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Native Amazonian
- Style/Period:
- Native Amazonian
- Work Type:
- vessels (containers)
sherds - Description:
- Much crackle and dark incrustation. Paste: coarsely ground white sherd temper, grainy texture, no luster. Surface finish: Int.* roughly smoothed prior to application of yellow slip. Ext.-modelled and appliqued prior ro application of red slip and excision. Slip: hardness: 3-5 thickness: .5 mm color, yellow: 10 YR 6/4 red: 2.5 YR 5/6 Decoration: Roughly symmetrical applique of reptile with arms and legs extending horiz. from torso. Areas of parallel excision for line and negative effect as space fillers. Firing: paste is unusually dark. Firing: paste is unusually dark. 2.5 YR 3/0 with no red fired ground sherd temper, only white. Ext surface fired red while interior is yellow buff. Ext. red: 2.5 YR 5/8.
- Bibliography:
- Meggers and Evans, 1957
Palmatary, 1950 - Archival Collection:
- Amazonian ceramics
- Format:
- Image
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