Object Details
Culture
Peru, Chancay
Late Intermediate Period
Date
ca. 1200-1470
Medium
Redware
Dimensions
7 x 4 1/4 inches (17.8 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Sociology – Anthropology Department. Spring 1956.
Object
Number
56.224
This mold-made Chancay redware jar with a buff-colored slip is in the shape of a seated human. The v(…)
This mold-made Chancay redware jar with a buff-colored slip is in the shape of a seated human. The vessel opening is wide, with a the face of a figure on the neck of the jar. The figure’s arms curl from its body to touch its knees, forming the vessel’s handles. The figure wears a loincloth, and has either hair or a headcloth hanging down its back. The bulges on the upper back and mid-chest can indicate burdens, or perhaps a physical deformity.
