Bound Deer Effigy Vessel
https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.59
This vessel was made by an artist of the Chimú Empire of Peru’s north coast. In the art of the Moche, an earlier culture in the region, the deer had complex symbolism related to ritual combat and the capture of prisoners. A memory of that symbolism may survive here in the bind...
Artifact
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id
294067
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contentType
object
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citation
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rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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wikidata
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"Q60750186"
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source
import
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| accession |
accession
2017.59
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.59/2017.59_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.59/2017.59_web.jpg |
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Terms
Culture
Andes, North Coast, Chimú people
Technique
Ceramic
Medium
Ceramic
Genre
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
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