Incised Painted Bowl
Unknown Artist
5th–2nd century BCE
Medium
Ceramic, pigment
Dimensions
H. 2 1/2 × Diam. 8 3/8 in. (6.4 × 21.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Containers
Culture
Paracas
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, 1964
Accession Number
64.228.166
Art Historical Context
This exquisite Incised Painted Bowl hails from the Paracas culture of ancient Peru, dating to the 5th–2nd century BCE. Crafted ceramic and adorned with pigment, it measures a modest 2½ inches high and 8⅜ inches in diameter, making it a perfect example of the finely tuned pottery produced by this Pre-Columbian society along Peru's southern coast. Donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1964 by Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, now resides in the Department of Arts of Africa,, and the Americas. acas artisans excelled in combining incision and painting techniques: lines were meticulously carved...