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Source Description
This ceramic vessel features a supine human being pecked by two birds that perch on the vessel’s doughnut-shaped chamber. The identity of the apparently mythical creature modeled in low relief on the sides of the stirrup-shaped spout is unknown. Little can be said about meaning beyond pointing out an obvious reference to death.
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Document identity
localId
294033
label
Vessel with Reclining Figure and Birds
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
294033
contentType
object
title
Vessel with Reclining Figure and Birds
description
This ceramic vessel features a supine human being pecked by two birds that perch on the vessel’s doughnut-shaped chamber. The identity of the apparently mythical creature modeled in low relief on the sides of the stirrup-shaped spout is unknown. Little can be said about meaning beyond pointing out an obvious reference to death.
date
2200–200 BCE
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758783
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14.3 x 14.9 cm (5 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
cul
Andes, north coast, Cupisnique style
accession
2017.55
Source extras
tec
Ceramic, pigment (cinnabar?)
tombstone
Vessel with Reclining Figure and Birds, 2200–200 BCE. Andes, north coast, Cupisnique style. Ceramic, pigment (cinnabar?); overall: 14.3 x 14.9 cm (5 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John and Agneta Solomon, 2017.55
collection
AA - Andes
didYouKnow
The stirrup-shaped form of the spout is common among Peruvian ceramics and unique to the ancient Americas.
citations
citation
Bergh, Susan E. “Acquisition Highlights: Pre-Columbian Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>58, no. 2 (March/April 2018): 8-9.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 8
creditline
Gift of John and Agneta Solomon
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:52:24.331000
sourceId
294033
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Andes
med
Ceramic, pigment (cinnabar?)
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1
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0
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photo
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