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Flask-shaped jar
Sicán
Late Intermediate Period (Early Sicán Period)
A.D. 700–900
Object Place: Perú, Lambayeque area, North Coast
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: black slip paint
Dimensions
17.5 x 13.3 x 7.8 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Number12.800
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionMold-made, flask-shaped jar with flaring neck and two small, perforated lug handles on the shoulder, which allowed for the attachment of a carrying cord. This pottery form derives from Wari (Huari) ceramics of the Middle Horizon period (A.D. 600-800). Each side of the jar is embellished with mold-impressed geometric designs including concentric circles filled with tiny dots and a central, cross-like motif surrounded by a circular field of the tiny dots. The black surface color was produced by a reduction firing.
ProvenanceThe Misses Norton by August 1912; to MFA, August 1912, gift of the Misses Norton.