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Source Description
"Keros" were conical drinking vessels used throughout the Inka empire for the ritual consumption of "chicha" (maize beer). While the elite drank from gold and silver vessels known as "aquillas," (such as the WAM's 2009.20.241 or 57.2307) local administrators exchanged wooden "keros." The jaguar-like creature clinging to this "kero's" rim may be a "katari," a fantastic animal combining feline and reptilian characteristics.
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Document identity
localId
13434
label
Drinking vessel (""Kero"") with Jaguar Handle
core
obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
13434
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Drinking vessel (""Kero"") with Jaguar Handle
description
"Keros" were conical drinking vessels used throughout the Inka empire for the ritual consumption of "chicha" (maize beer). While the elite drank from gold and silver vessels known as "aquillas," (such as the WAM's 2009.20.241 or 57.2307) local administrators exchanged wooden "keros." The jaguar-like creature clinging to this "kero's" rim may be a "katari," a fantastic animal combining feline and reptilian characteristics.
provenance
Mrs. John A. Stokes, Jr., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
date
1400-1532 (Late Horizon)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
drinking vessels
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30.6
height
16.3
dimensionsRaw
12 1/16 x 6 7/16 in. (30.6 x 16.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Inka
style
Inca
med
wood
creator_ids
8560
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
2755
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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