(OMC 1960.801.001)
Blackware Chimu ceramic jug (circa 1300 - 1532 CE) captures the significance of agriculture for Peruvian people. The jug is fashioned in the shape of a pepper (Capsicum Baccatum). It is a chilli pepper with origins in ancient Peru and is associated with present-day Peruvian cuisine.
The Chimu practiced a skilled and complex system of agriculture with irrigation canals, raised fields and a settlement foragricultural workers.
The jug was brought back from Peru by International Oil Driller Charles Wallen in the early 20th Century.
To learn more about artifacts similar to this one visit the Museo Larco and The Met Museum sites.
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