Red-painted Cream-slip bottle
- Title:
- Red-painted Cream-slip bottle
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Date:
- 400 BCE-500 CE
- Site:
- Piura, Piura, Peru (inhabited place)
- Location:
- Piura, Piura, Peru (inhabited place)
- Country:
- Peru
- ID Number:
- Anthr1986_001_0084_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 986.1.84
- File Name:
- Anthr1986_001_0084_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Vicús
- Style/Period:
- Early Intermediate Period
Early Horizon - Work Type:
- bottles
pottery (object genre) - Materials/Techniques:
- ceramic (material)
paint - Subject:
- geometric motifs
- Measurement:
- 16.5 x 12.7 x 7 (spout from join) (centimeters, height x diameter x height)
- Description:
- Decoration is orange-red on buff ground. Body of this red ware bottle was first given a cream slip & then covered with thick cream paint. There is an obvious join between body and spout. Spout is red with traces of white paint. There are two small, circular lugs at the base of the spout. The spout form is the same as that of 986.1.88. The base of the spout and the body of the vessel above the shoulder are decorated with red painted lines. At the bottom of this zone are three concentric lines running the circumference of the pot. Next is a band of curls and wavy lines, then two concentric lines and a chevron band.
- Archival Collection:
- Precolumbian Peruvian textiles and ceramics
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Collection 'Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections' are protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Department of Anthropology. Physical artifacts from the Cornell Anthropology Collections were photographed by Cornell University Library in 2012-13 for inclusion in this image collection. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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