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Source Description
This vessel's clear, vibrant color reveals the inspiration of Wari ceramics in those of the South Coast Nasca. The twin spouts joined by a flat, handle-like bridge are also an old South Coast spout type.
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159529
label
Skull Vessel
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159529
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object
title
Skull Vessel
description
This vessel's clear, vibrant color reveals the inspiration of Wari ceramics in those of the South Coast Nasca. The twin spouts joined by a flat, handle-like bridge are also an old South Coast spout type.
date
500–900
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60760008
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Overall: 14.5 x 17.8 x 12.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in.)
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Wari (Pachacamac) style, Middle Horizon, Epoch 2
accession
1996.292
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tec
earthenware with colored slips
tombstone
Skull Vessel, 500–900. Wari (Pachacamac) style, Middle Horizon, Epoch 2. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 14.5 x 17.8 x 12.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.292
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
Posnansky, Arthur. Tihuanacu: The Cradle of American Man. New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945.
page_number
XCIII
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:16:27.267000
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159529
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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earthenware with colored slips
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