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Moche painters were masters at capturing the peak of physical activity. On this vessel are runners whose legs seem to churn so fast they ripple the desert groundline. Such runners, common in Moche art, always carry small bags, the contents open to question. But beans sometimes float around the runners, as here, suggesting they are involved in a ritual for planting. Beans also may have been used in rituals to divine the unknown.
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Document identity
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125202
label
Vessel with Running Figures
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125202
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object
title
Vessel with Running Figures
description
Moche painters were masters at capturing the peak of physical activity. On this vessel are runners whose legs seem to churn so fast they ripple the desert groundline. Such runners, common in Moche art, always carry small bags, the contents open to question. But beans sometimes float around the runners, as here, suggesting they are involved in a ritual for planting. Beans also may have been used in rituals to divine the unknown.
date
450–550
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79903540
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Overall: 29 x 15.6 cm (11 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
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Peru, North Coast, Moche style
accession
1947.172
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earthenware with colored slips
tombstone
Vessel with Running Figures, 450–550. Peru, North Coast, Moche style. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 29 x 15.6 cm (11 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1947.172
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
Donnan, Christopher B., and Donna McClelland. Moche Fineline Painting: Its Evolution and Its Artists. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1999.
page_number
206
creditline
Gift of John Wise
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2026-05-29 06:27:51.058000
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125202
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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earthenware with colored slips
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