Mantle Border Fragment with Oculate Being
200 BCE–200 CE
Overall: 116.2 x 16.5 cm (45 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Mounted: 127 x 25.4 cm (50 x 10 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.193
This border fragment features a supernatural being apparently at the center of a religion that swept the south coast during the final stages of the Paracas culture. Known as the Oculate Being after its huge eyes, it is affiliated with fertility and violence—note the darts it h...
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152334
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1985.193
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Embroidery
Department
Textiles
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