| File number:- pbk0011 © South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison A jar often called an aryballus- from the Greek - in Inca times a macka or puñun. The vessel is made of clay and decorated with natural pigments. It was probably used for holding a fermented maize drink known as chicha. Pottery clay was plentiful near Cusco the Inca capital and best known in a place called San'yo [San Sebastian]
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