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Tall bowl

A.D. 350–400
Object PlacePerú
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware: orange, dark red (maroon), cream, gray, white, and black slip paint
Dimensions18.1 x 16.3 cm (7 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number2001.155
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ClassificationsCeramics
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Description
Geometric designs, frequently seen on Nasca pottery and textiles, likely have symbolic associations. The shape and decoration of this vase suggest a mummy bundle, a swathed ritual object, or commodities wrapped for transport or storage.
ProvenanceBetween the early 1940s and late 1950s, probably acquired in Peru by Bernhard Kummel (b. 1919 - d. 1980), Cambridge, MA [see note]; late 1950s, sold by Bernhard Kummel to an anonymous collection; 2001, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 21, 2001)

NOTE: The Boston Globe reported ("South America's Rainy Jungle Less Dangerous than Harvard Square," November 17, 1957) on the time Dr. Kummel, a Harvard professor of geology, spent in Peru. He and his wife are pictured holding Peruvian vessels from their collection.
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