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

	Type of Object:	Vessel
	Material:	Ceramic
	Measurements:	Most vessels are around 25 cm. in height.
	Date or Period:	500-1000 A.D.
	Maker:	Huari
	Designated List Category:	IIIM Huari 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: 500-1000 A.D. Decoration is applied in orange, cream, violet, white, black, and red on a background slip of cream, red, or black. Designs include human and animal figures, and plant shapes, both stylized and realistic. In Pachacamac style one finds vessels with globular body and long, conical neck. In Atarco style, there is slip painting that retains Nazca motifs, especially in the full-body felines shown running. The Huari style is related to Vinaque, Atarco, Pachacamac, Qosqopa, Robles Moqo, Conchopata, and Caquipampa styles. Robles Moqo urns may be up to 1 m. in height.
Keywords:
animal shape, animal-effigy vessel, camelids, ceramic, container, Huari, painted pottery, pottery, Pre-Columbian Ceramics, red, vessel,