Llama Vessel
https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.128
It is not clear whether the llama's appearance in Moche art is explained by its importance as a sacrificial animal; as a source of meat, fertilizer, and wool; or as the Andes's only burden-bearing beast, as this vessel shows. It also may be important that llamas are natives of...
Artifact
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id
155380
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contentType
object
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| citation |
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 |
wikidata
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"Q60761714"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1990.128
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1990.128/1990.128_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1990.128/1990.128_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1990.128/1990.128_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Peru, North Coast, Moche style
Technique
earthenware with colored slips
Genre
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
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