Object Details
Culture
Chimu-Inca (Peru)
Late Horizon
Date
ca. 1470-1532
Medium
Blackware
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 7 inches (19.1 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Sociology – Anthropology Department. Spring 1956.
Object
Number
56.167
This blackware aryballoid jar or urpu has a slip, flaring rim, pointed base, and round strap handles(…)
This blackware aryballoid jar or urpu has a slip, flaring rim, pointed base, and round strap handles near the base. There are bird and fish relief designs on the sides. The lip of the the spout is chipped and broken. The vessel shape is diagnostic Inka, but the decorative motifs and blackware are typically Chimu, making it likely that this vessel was made by native Chimu potters after the Inka conquest of Chimor in 1470 AD. This vessel is mold-made.
