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Source Description
The sculptural scene atop this vessel's chamber depicts four porters who carry a dignitary in a litter, a high-status mode of transport. Reportedly found at Wari Wilka, a highland water shrine, the vessel empties via a long channel that passes through the body of the dignitary.
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Document identity
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169534
label
Vessel with Litter Group
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
169534
contentType
object
title
Vessel with Litter Group
description
The sculptural scene atop this vessel's chamber depicts four porters who carry a dignitary in a litter, a high-status mode of transport. Reportedly found at Wari Wilka, a highland water shrine, the vessel empties via a long channel that passes through the body of the dignitary.
date
600–1000
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757009
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 28 x 16 x 14 cm (11 x 6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
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Central Andes, central highlands, reportedly Wari Wilka, Wari style, 6th-10th century
accession
2011.36
Source extras
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ceramic and slip
tombstone
Vessel with Litter Group, 600–1000. Central Andes, central highlands, reportedly Wari Wilka, Wari style, 6th-10th century. Ceramic and slip; overall: 28 x 16 x 14 cm (11 x 6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2011.36
collection
AA - Andes
didYouKnow
Litters were a mode of transportation reserved for people of high social status.
citations
citation
Mann, C. Griffith, and Amy Bracken Sparks. "Acquisitions 2011." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 52, no. 2 (March/April 2012): 10-27.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 21
creditline
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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2026-05-29 08:42:36.209000
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169534
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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ceramic and slip
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0
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photo
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