Carchi
Seated figural jar
Carchi, 500-700
Scroll
Carchi
Seated figural jar
Carchi, 500-700
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, resist painted, 14 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 8 3/8 in. (36.2 × 18 × 21.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis K. and A. Harvey Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1999.496
Seated female figure holding a container forms the basis of this wide-mouthed jar. Arms and legs ae modeled in thin clay fillets. Since Carchi artists frequently depict men and women coqueros (coca chewers), it is likely that this woman carries a lime container. The vessel is resist painted in red and black.
Inscribed: Collector's label on bottom: 77/1. Collector's label on bottom: PC27K.
