Jar with Geometric Design
Artist
Paracas artist(s)
CultureParacas
OriginSouth Coast, Peru
PeriodEarly Horizon (900-200 BCE)
Date500-100 BCE
MediumEarthenware, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 24.5 x 16.8 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
DescriptionParacas painted and incised vessel, Late Early Horizon, with rounded body, the shoulder incised with two panels containing diamonds and two with interlocking zig-zag motif. It is painted in green, ochre, and red, and slightly flaring cylindrical spout.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.183
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.83
Artist / Maker: Tembladera artist(s)
900-200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.158
Artist / Maker: Tembladera artist(s)
900-200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.154
