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Source Description
Both of these objects feature a creature known as the "Recuay feline," although it could also refer to a fox, dog, or viscacha (a rodent). Whatever its identity, the prominent crest on its head ties it to the supernatural realm, a connection underlined by the deity head that also appears on the dipper and by the ritual function of snuff tablets, which were used to inhale hallucinogenic snuffs during religious ceremonies.
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159554
label
Snuff Tablet
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159554
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object
title
Snuff Tablet
description
Both of these objects feature a creature known as the "Recuay feline," although it could also refer to a fox, dog, or viscacha (a rodent). Whatever its identity, the prominent crest on its head ties it to the supernatural realm, a connection underlined by the deity head that also appears on the dipper and by the ritual function of snuff tablets, which were used to inhale hallucinogenic snuffs during religious ceremonies.
date
1–650 CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60741332
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Furniture and woodwork
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import
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Overall: 12.4 x 3 x 1.1 cm (4 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.)
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Peru, North Highlands, Recuay style
accession
1996.303
Source extras
tec
wood with gold foil
tombstone
Snuff Tablet, 1–650 CE. Peru, North Highlands, Recuay style. Wood with gold foil; overall: 12.4 x 3 x 1.1 cm (4 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1996.303
collection
AA - Andes
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Sundry Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:16:35.372000
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159554
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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wood with gold foil
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photo
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