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Catalog Number

CAS 0514-0310   CAS 0514-0310; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Puno Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Puno
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Large, deep round bowl with somewhat flat base, rounded sides and everted rim with a wide somewhat flattened lip; Single flattened loop handle is attached vertically to rim of bowl and just below rim; Bowl is constructed by coiling and all surfaces have been scraped relatively smooth and then coated inside and outside with light coating of reddish-orange slip, probably applied with a rag; Exterior is marked by several irregularly shaped black fire clouds; Bowls of this type are multipurpose vessels, used for washing grain as well as one's face and hands; This one was probably made in Plateria, Puno.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.3, Max Diam = 28.9