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Urpu (Jar)1438–1532

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with globular terra-cotta body lying on its side, decorated with painted bands of crosshatching and dot-topped lines, with a dark brown flared spout and small loop handles

Unknown, Inca Urn, 1438–1532, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Urpu (Jar)
Culture
Inka
Place Made
Peru, Central Coast
Date Made
1438–1532
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 8 5/8 in. (21.91 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.238
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.