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Source Description
This dipper, used as a ladle for liquid, was a very common ceramic form for the Moche culture of northern Peru. Such vessels were often placed in tombs as offerings, but were certainly used by the living as well, to both serve and also to drink the corn beverage known as chicha. Perhaps the wide open mouth of the man depicted here shows him either singing or drinking during an episode of ritual drinking involving a dipper like this one.
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Document identity
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79369
label
Dipper Depicting Singing Man
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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79369
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object
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normalized
title
Dipper Depicting Singing Man
description
This dipper, used as a ladle for liquid, was a very common ceramic form for the Moche culture of northern Peru. Such vessels were often placed in tombs as offerings, but were certainly used by the living as well, to both serve and also to drink the corn beverage known as chicha. Perhaps the wide open mouth of the man depicted here shows him either singing or drinking during an episode of ritual drinking involving a dipper like this one.
provenance
[Dr. Ernest Lira, Houston and Denver (?), or Dr. Peter Almendariz, Denver (?), or M. Brenner, Geneva (?)]; Paul Shepard, Tucson, Arizona [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Economos Works of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1989, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
date
AD 50-800 (Early Intermediate-Middle Horizon)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
dippers (serving utensils)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.7
height
15.2
depth
12.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/2 x W: 6 x D: 5 in. (26.67 x 15.24 x 12.7 cm)
Source extras
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Moche
med
earthenware, slip paint
creator_ids
8562
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AME
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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a6528f6de9796775