Storage Jar (Aryballos), 15th–early 16th century, Peru, Inca, Ceramic, H. 8 5/8 x W. 7 3/8 x D. 5 3/4 in. (21.9 x 18.8 x 14.6 cm), Ceramics-Containers, One of the most distinctive Inca ceramic forms developed in the Cuzco area is the so-called Cuzco bottle, also known as an aryballo because of its similarity to the Greek form. Ranging in size from four to forty-five inches, aryballos (or urpus in Quechua) have big globular chambers, pointed bases, and tall necks with a flared rim
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Storage Jar, Aryballos, 15th–early 16th century, Peru, Inca, Ceramic, H, 8 5/8 x W, 7 3/8 D, 5 3/4, 21.9 18.8 14.6 cm, Ceramics-Containers, distinctive Inca ceramic, forms, developed, Cuzco area, bottle, aryballo, similarity, Greek form, Ranging, size, four, forty-five inches, aryballos, urpus, Quechua, big globular, chambers, pointed bases, tall necks, flared rim
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