Container with Deity Head and Winged Attendants
600–1000 (Thermoluminescence date, 730–1190)
Overall: 16.6 x 16.9 x 21.8 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.2
The head of the staff deity, the most important supernatural being depicted in Wari art, appears on the ends of this container, the function of which is mysterious. The sides feature two of the deity's attendants, each with a wing and N-shaped fangs drawn from the animal world...
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id
160921
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object
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citation
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CC0
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
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"Q60757776"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1999.2
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.2/1999.2_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.2/1999.2_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.2/1999.2_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
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