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Source Description
This vessel may represent the home of an elite family of the Recuay culture of Peru’s northern highlands. Inside are two groups of humans who presumably represent a ceremonial gathering—three carry cups, perhaps for libations. On the exterior are the heads of mythical or supernatural creatures painted in dramatic red, white, and black color contrasts.
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Document identity
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387502
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Architectural Vessel
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387502
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object
title
Architectural Vessel
description
This vessel may represent the home of an elite family of the Recuay culture of Peru’s northern highlands. Inside are two groups of humans who presumably represent a ceremonial gathering—three carry cups, perhaps for libations. On the exterior are the heads of mythical or supernatural creatures painted in dramatic red, white, and black color contrasts.
date
1–700 CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117244804
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 24.3 x 19.4 x 16 cm (9 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
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Central Andes (Peru), Recuay people
accession
2020.222
Source extras
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ceramic, slip, resist painting
tombstone
Architectural Vessel, 1–700 CE. Central Andes (Peru), Recuay people. Ceramic, slip, resist painting; overall: 24.3 x 19.4 x 16 cm (9 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.222
collection
AA - Andes
didYouKnow
This vessel may represent the home of an elite family of the Recuay culture of Peru’s northern highlands.
citations
citation
Pillsbury, Joanne, Patricia Joan Sarro, James A. Doyle, and Juliet B. Wiersema.<em> Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas</em>. 2015.
page_number
figs. 74-75
creditline
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:58:50.080000
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387502
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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ceramic, slip, resist painting
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