03

IDENTIFICATION

Catalog code: 03

CULTURE, TIME, AND PLACE

Culture: Chancay

John Rowe Chronology: Late Intermediate (1000 CE – 1476 CE)

Region: Peruvian central coastal region

Valley: 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND DIMENSIONS

Primary Material: Ceramic

Material Type: Ceramic

Morphofunctional Category: Pitcher (Cántaro) 

Main Scene: Feline - monkey 

Description: Flared lip with a short neck cantaro shape with handles attached to the lip and the vessel base. A black zoomorphic feline and/or monkey image adorns both sides with a protruding head on a cream background. Beneath the creature is a painted band of geometric stepped fret motif and bird design.

Height: 197 mm / Length: 203 mm / Width: 203 mm / Weight: 508 g

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES