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Source Description
The head of the staff deity, the most important supernatural being depicted in Wari art, appears on the ends of this container, the function of which is mysterious. The sides feature two of the deity's attendants, each with a wing and N-shaped fangs drawn from the animal world. One of these creatures carries a staff, a supreme symbol of divine authority and power.
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Document identity
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160921
label
Container with Deity Head and Winged Attendants
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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160921
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object
title
Container with Deity Head and Winged Attendants
description
The head of the staff deity, the most important supernatural being depicted in Wari art, appears on the ends of this container, the function of which is mysterious. The sides feature two of the deity's attendants, each with a wing and N-shaped fangs drawn from the animal world. One of these creatures carries a staff, a supreme symbol of divine authority and power.
date
600–1000 (Thermoluminescence date, 730–1190)
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757776
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 16.6 x 16.9 x 21.8 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
cul
Central Andes, central coast, coastal Wari style
accession
1999.2
Source extras
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ceramic and slip
tombstone
Container with Deity Head and Winged Attendants, 600–1000 (Thermoluminescence date, 730–1190). Central Andes, central coast, coastal Wari style. Ceramic and slip; overall: 16.6 x 16.9 x 21.8 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1999.2
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Major Benin Bronze Plaque, Rembrandt Print, Other Works of Art Enter CMA Collection,” March 12, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
citation
Bergh, Susan E., Luis Guillermo Lumbreras, and Luis Jaime Castillo. <em>Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes.</em> [New York]: Thames & Hudson; [Cleveland] : The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2012.
page_number
Mentioned: P. 270, no. 56; Reproduced: P. 17, fig. 14
creditline
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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2026-05-29 08:22:03.011000
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160921
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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ceramic and slip
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photo
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