{"id":3741,"date":"2017-03-01T14:25:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T19:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2024-07-23T11:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:57:16","slug":"inca-ceramic-container","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2017\/03\/inca-ceramic-container\/","title":{"rendered":"Inca Ceramic Container"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3742\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2017\/03\/Inca-Container-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"433\" \/><br \/>\nThis type of Inca ceramic vessel from the Peruvian Andes is known by a variety of names.\u00a0 Often referred to as aryballos (or <em>aribalos<\/em> in Spanish) because of their similarity to jars of the same name used in ancient Greece, they are also known as Cuzco bottles or <em>urpus<\/em> in the indigenous Quechua.\u00a0 Dating from the 15<sup>th<\/sup> to early 16<sup>th<\/sup> century, this type of Inca container was used to store and transport <em>chicha<\/em>, a fermented corn beer, as well as water and other foods.\u00a0 To transport the vessels, ropes were pulled through the handles and wrapped around the central lug, which is marked with a stylized animal face, allowing the container to be easily carried on one\u2019s back.\u00a0 The two rings under the lip of the jar originally held a cover in place, while its pointed base allowed it to stand upright when set into the earth.\u00a0 Incan aryballos are almost always decorated with polychromatic geometric designs like this one.\u00a0 You can currently view this Inca container in <a href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/temporary-exhibits\/professor-deacons-cultural-cabinet\/\">Professor Deacon\u2019s Cultural Cabinet<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This type of Inca ceramic vessel was used to store and transport chicha, a fermented corn beer, as well as water and other foods.  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