Gourd Shaped Jar
| Culture | Chimú |
|---|---|
| Title | Gourd Shaped Jar |
| Date | 12th–13th century |
| Medium | Clay and glaze |
| Dimensions | Object: 10 × 6 15/16 in. (25.4 × 17.6 cm) Overall: 10 × 6 15/16 in. (25.4 × 17.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of Jose Lios de Matute (d'99), gift of David Henry Jacobs, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 2011.365 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A brown gourd-shaped jar with a small, narrow neck. The neck includes a thick band below a flaring, conical rim. The vessel's body has a slight horizontal crest running around its center, and a similar vertical crest running perpendicular to the horizontal crest.
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"Gourd Shaped Jar | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2011.365