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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 the mountains, where seasonal rains charge the rivers that flow down to the desert coast and make life possible.
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155380
label
Llama Vessel
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155380
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object
title
Llama Vessel
description
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 the mountains, where seasonal rains charge the rivers that flow down to the desert coast and make life possible.
date
c. 200–550 CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60761714
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 17.8 x 13.2 x 23.1 cm (7 x 5 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
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Peru, North Coast, Moche style
accession
1990.128
Source extras
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earthenware with colored slips
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Llama Vessel, c. 200–550 CE. Peru, North Coast, Moche style. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 17.8 x 13.2 x 23.1 cm (7 x 5 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.128
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “Acquisitions: 1990.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 78, no. 2 (February 1991): 30–45.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 34, no. 66
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:02:00.961000
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155380
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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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photo
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