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Globular pot with flat base, wall rising with outward slope, rounding to inward slope at 2/3 height, narrow neck with wide flat flaring rim. handle loop from edge of rim to wall, attached head on opposite side, cylindrical with large ear spools, domical cap, beaked nose, large inscribed eyes, small slit mouth, brownish red slip with buff pigment on interior of rim, cap eyes and ear spools of figure, upper 2/3 of wall painted buff with resist patterns of geometric shapes, mostly panels of wavy l…
Bottle with Human Effigy Head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bottle with Human Effigy Head

Maker Peru Highland Santa Valley, Recuay
Date300-600
Place of originPeru, South America
MediumCeramic with resist blackened design on burnished red slip, with buff pigment
Dimensions5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (14 x 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineHarn Museum of Art Collection, University Gallery purchase
Object numberC-73-171
Collections
Visual DescriptionEarly Intermediate Period. Globular pot with flat base, wall rising with outward slope, rounding to inward slope at 2/3 height, narrow neck with wide flat flaring rim. handle loop from edge of rim to wall, attached head on opposite side, cylindrical with large ear spools, domical cap, beaked nose, large inscribed eyes, small slit mouth, brownish red slip with buff pigment on interior of rim, cap eyes and ear spools of figure, upper 2/3 of wall painted buff with resist patterns of geometric shapes, mostly panels of wavy lines.
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Human Effigy Bottle with Bust of Man
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Period VI; brown ware with appliqued figure. Small jar with wide, rounded base, slight concavity in middle - sharp curve up into wall that curves gradually inward - straight vertical raised rim, extending up to point on one side - hole in wall, 2/3 height, with raised broken area surrounding it, possible spout or handle. Brown ware with traces of buff slip - applied effigy face on raised point of rim - circles for eyes, ridge with small poked nostrils for nose, ridges for upper and lower lips …
Small Jar with Effigy
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Small Tripod Bowl
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Large globular jar
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Small Jar
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undated
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Small Bowl
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