Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Central Andes (Peru), Recuay people · 1–700 CE
Architectural Vessel
Creator not recorded by the museum
- Date
- 1–700 CE
- Medium
- ceramic, slip, resist painting
- Dimensions
- Overall: 24.3 x 19.4 x 16 cm (9 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
- Country / context
- Peru
- Movement / tradition
- Andean arts
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- Andean arts ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
This vessel may represent the home of an elite family of the Recuay culture of Peru’s northern highlands. Inside are two groups of humans who presumably represent a ceremonial gathering—three carry cups, perhaps for libations. On the exterior are the heads of mythical or supernatural creatures painted in dramatic red, white, and black color contrasts.
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