Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction

	Type of Object:	Musical Instrument
	Material:	Ceramic
	Measurements:	Up to 20 cm. in diameter and 20 cm. in height.
	Date or Period:	300 B.C.-300 A.D.
	Maker:	Pucara
	Designated List Category:	IIID Pucara Ceramics
	Date of Import Restriction:	06/11/1997
	Photograph:	National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
	Copyright :	National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

 

Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Date: 300 B.C. - 300 A.D. Vessels are typically decorated in yellows, black, and white on the red background of the vessel. Modeled elements include stylized felines and camelids, along with a human figure characteristically depicted with a staff in each hand. Designs are characteristically outlined by incision. There may be modeled decoration, such as feline heads, attached to the vessels. Shapes include tall bowls with annular ring bases predominate, along with vessels that depict human images, and musical instruments like trumpets.
Keywords:
cat, ceramic, feline, pottery, Pre-Columbian Ceramics, Pucara, red, trumpet,