Large body of anthropomorphic jar
- Title:
- Large body of anthropomorphic jar
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Charles Fred Hartt
- Country:
- Brazil
- ID Number:
- Anthr1870_004_0091_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 870.4.91
- File Name:
- Anthr1870_004_0091_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Native Amazonian
- Style/Period:
- Native Amazonian
- Work Type:
- jars
- Measurement:
- 260 x 320 (body) x 220 (body below face) x 220 (mouth) x 200 (neck) x 7-32 (wall) x 12 (rim) (millimeters, height x diameter x diameter x diameter x diameter x thickness x thickness)
- Description:
- Combined styles includes white slipped area incised for line effect and red retrace as well as red slipped areas excised for negative effect. The white areas depict upper right 3/U of face while red slipped areas show bilateral symmetry of thy jacare or reptilian motif. Condition of the piece is fair with some dark incrustation and wear in modeled areas. Much of the red slip has eroded.
Surface finish: face and upper portion of jar are slipped white, incised, and retraced with red. Only traces remain. Excised areas were slipped red upon an already polished surface, then excised for negative effect. Traces of white slip are visible in the interior mouth and neck regions.
Slip: hardness: 3
thickness: .5mm
colors:
Decoration: Face is depicted in modeling and incision with red retrace ( ). Torso is excision on red field ( ) reveling details of the jacare or reptilian motif along the line of symmetry. Further design consists of stylized and geometric representations of spirals, parallel lines, and the step motif.
Firing: red-firing
evenly orange 2.5 YR 6/6 - Bibliography:
- Meggers and Evans, 1957
Palmatary, 1950 - Archival Collection:
- Amazonian ceramics
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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