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Pitcher
Unknown
Prehispanic
Object Place: Colombia, Ecuador or Perú, South America
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: red-orange slip paint
Dimensions
18.5 x 16.8 cm (7 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Emeritus F. H. Norton and the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Accession Number1971.504
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionMonochrome orange pitcher with wide, strap handle, undulating neck, and flared rim. The surface is burnished vertically on the upper half and horizonally on the lower half, the burnishing lines creating a linear design on the clay surface. Three flanges of clay are attached to the side and rear of the body of the jar, lending the vessel a bird-like form.
ProvenanceCollection of F.H. Norton, Massachusetts, by 1971; to MFA, November 1971, gift of F. H. Norton and the Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.