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Source Description
This darkware vessel is early Moche and demonstrates the transition from earlier North Coast cultures, which used smudge firing and post-fire pigmentation, to Moche times, which saw the adoption of new, higher-oxygen firing technologies and the use of slips applied before firing.
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168689
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Feline Vessel
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object
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168689
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object
title
Feline Vessel
description
This darkware vessel is early Moche and demonstrates the transition from earlier North Coast cultures, which used smudge firing and post-fire pigmentation, to Moche times, which saw the adoption of new, higher-oxygen firing technologies and the use of slips applied before firing.
date
200–850 CE
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CC0
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en
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Q60756562
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Ceramic
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1
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Overall: 17 x 14 x 19.8 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)
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Central Andes, North Coast, Moche people
accession
2010.4
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Feline Vessel, 200–850 CE. Central Andes, North Coast, Moche people. Ceramic; overall: 17 x 14 x 19.8 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2010.4
collection
AA - Andes
didYouKnow
The Moche were known for their fine animal representations.
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:40:17.599000
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168689
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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ceramic
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