Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0309 | |
| 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 inward beveled 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 = 14.4, Max Diam = 35.5 | |