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Decorated jug with Chancay birds

Chancay artisan1100 A.D. - 1450 A.D.

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru

Globular jug with a narrow neck and two lateral handles. Piece decorated with complex painted motifs of birds and stepped crosses.

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  • Title: Decorated jug with Chancay birds
  • Creator: Chancay artisan
  • Date Created: 1100 A.D. - 1450 A.D.
  • Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
  • Physical Dimensions: Height 310 mm x Diameter 218 mm
  • Provenance: Donation
  • Subject Keywords: Chancay, chancay, jug, birds, andean cross, ceramic, pottery
  • Type: Ceramic instrument
  • External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
  • Medium: Ceramic
Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum

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