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Paracas

Bowl

Paracas, 700-100

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Paracas

Bowl

Paracas, 700-100

Physical Qualities Ceramic, 2 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (5.7 x 16.2 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. George G. Graham, Alexander S. Graham, and Carol Lee Graham
Object Number 2003.182
Red slipped surface which has been smudged black. The vessel has been burnished to a low gloss. Fire clouds visible on exterior base. The exterior rim is incised and painted with post-fire pigment to show three feline figures. The noses on the faces are modeled. Painted and incised. Red, yellow, and green post-fire pigments.

Culture

Paracas

2000–2000

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