Cup with Four Faces

600–1000 Overall: 9.5 x 9.2 cm (3 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.169

The identity of the four, wide-eyed faces on this cup is unknown. Equally mysterious is the cup’s function. It seems too small to be used for drinking beer at the feasts the Wari sponsored to put others in their debt. The size may suggest the cup was used in more intimate circ...

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