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This beaker was created by an artist of the Lambayeque culture of Peru's north coast. It features a figure with comma-shaped eyes holding staffs, symbols of authority. If such beakers were used in life—that is, not created exclusively for the lavish tombs in which they have been found in quantities—they may have figured in feasting events that were central to late pre-Hispanic political, social, and religious life.
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Document identity
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172583
label
Beaker with Frontal Figures
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obj
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object
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172583
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object
title
Beaker with Frontal Figures
description
This beaker was created by an artist of the Lambayeque culture of Peru's north coast. It features a figure with comma-shaped eyes holding staffs, symbols of authority. If such beakers were used in life—that is, not created exclusively for the lavish tombs in which they have been found in quantities—they may have figured in feasting events that were central to late pre-Hispanic political, social, and religious life.
date
900–1100
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60750222
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.5 x 9.1 cm (4 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
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Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century
accession
2015.7
Source extras
tec
gold, hammered
tombstone
Beaker with Frontal Figures, 900–1100. Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century. Gold, hammered; overall: 12.5 x 9.1 cm (4 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2015.7
collection
AA - Andes
didYouKnow
Gold beakers like this one were indicators of high status.
creditline
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:50:21.912000
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172583
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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gold, hammered
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0
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photo
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