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Source Description
While Chavín held sway in the highlands, coastal artists produced many objects in non-Chavín styles. Such is the case with these small, finely-carved, stone containers, which were part of north coast ritual paraphernalia, though their specific use in unclear. Both bear complex designs based on fanged heads in profile that lack lower jaws.
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Document identity
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132649
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Container
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object
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Source metadata
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132649
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object
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Container
description
While Chavín held sway in the highlands, coastal artists produced many objects in non-Chavín styles. Such is the case with these small, finely-carved, stone containers, which were part of north coast ritual paraphernalia, though their specific use in unclear. Both bear complex designs based on fanged heads in profile that lack lower jaws.
date
1200–200 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758475
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Stone
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6.6 x 9.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
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Peru, North Coast, Cupisnique style
accession
1955.167
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steatite
tombstone
Container, 1200–200 BCE. Peru, North Coast, Cupisnique style. Steatite; overall: 6.6 x 9.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.167
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
Milliken, William. "Two Chavin Vessels." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>42, no. 9 (November 1955): 203-205.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 203; Mentioned: p. 204
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 296
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 296
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 400
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 6
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:49:58.181000
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132649
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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steatite
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