Jar
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unknown Chimú
Primary
Jar
Middle Horizon600 - 1000
Clay
5 5/16 x 5 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. (13.5 x 13.2 x 7.9 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
69.1.155
Other Number(s):
D.338 (Canaday No.)
Geography:
South America, Peru, Northern Peru
Classification:
Containers and Vessels; Vessels; Jars
Culture/Nationality:
Chimú, Northern Coast
Collection:
Ward M. Canaday Collection
Keywords
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- Chimú
- clay - Naturally occurring sediments that are produced by chemical actions resulting during the weathering of rocks. Clays are composed of hydrated aluminum silicates, such as Kaolinite, Illite, Palygorskite, Attapulgite, Bentonite, and Montmorillonite. Small amounts of other minerals can change the color (white, yellow, brown or red) and texture of the clays. Clays may include all earths that form a paste with water and harden when heated.
- jars - Deep, wide-mouthed vessels used for holding a variety of substances, usually without handles and generally cylindrical, although sometimes made in other shapes. For narrower-necked vessles, use "bottles."
- Middle Horizon - The fifth of the seven main chronological phases recognized in Andean archaeology, generally dating 600-1000 CE.
- Peruvian - Of or belonging to the nation of Peru or its people.
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