Vessel in the Form of a Hand Holding a Jar

OriginNorth Coast, Peru

PeriodLate Early Horizon

Date400-100 BCE

MediumEarthenware, red pigment, and coil.

DimensionsOverall: 15.2 cm (6 in.)

DescriptionChavin vessel, Late Early Horizon, of a left hand holding a small bowl, both incised with geometric designs, and traces of red pigment in the incisions.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.182

Classifications

Ancestral Abiayala

Sub-classification

Andean

Collections

Status

Not on view

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