Strap-handled Blackware Vessel
Dateca. 1300-1532
MediumBlackware
Dimensions5 × 5 3/4 inches (12.7 × 14.6 cm)
CultureChimu or Chimu-Inca (Peru)
PeriodLate Intermediate Period or Late Horizon
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineTransferred from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Terms
- Perú
- Ceramics
- Chimu
- Blackware
Object number56.189
Label CopyThis Chimu or Chimu-Inca burnished blackware pot has a strap-handle rounded base, a squat body, and a flaring spout. The vessel is decorated with a band of nested triangles; the lower ones are studded with dots, circling the vessel shoulders and giving the appearance of a medallion-like solar (inti) or floral motif when viewed from above.Collections
AD 1470-1532
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532
ca. 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1532
ca. 1470-1532
AD 1470-1532
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1470
ca. 1300-1470