Jar

1100-1550 (Late Intermediate-Late Horizon)

14.6 cm 21 cm 9.5 cm

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This very shiny black Chimú vessel has two quite different images on its sides. On one side is an important ruler or lord, whose power is reinforced by the two staffs he holds in each hand. He also wears an elaborate tunic and jewelry, and has a small attendant, who offers him...

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79423
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New World Antiquities, San Francisco [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1988, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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en
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