Jar with Birds

Jar with Birds

300 B.C.-A.D. 1
Culture
Paracas | Ocucaje
Locale
Ica Valley
Country
Peru
Style/Tradition
Ocucaje style
Object
vessel
Medium
Earthenware with resist decoration
Accession Number
1970.237
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Jar with Birds. 300 B.C.-A.D. 1. Earthenware with resist decoration. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1970.237.
Dimensions
height: 13 in, 33.0200 cm; diameter: 12 in, 30.4800 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

Jar with Birds
Paracas
About 300 B.C.–A.D. 1
Peru, Ica Valley
Earthenware with resist decoration
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1970.237
 

Known Provenance
Collection of Morton D. May [1914-1983], St. Louis, MO.; Purchased by (May Department Stores Company), St. Louis, MO., November 1965; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, March 1970; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, December 1970