The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 13, 2024
Portrait Head Vessel
200–550 CE
Overall: 30.5 x 28.9 x 25 cm (12 x 11 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Gift of Guerdon S. Holden 1930.627
Location: 232 Andean
Description
The Moche were unique in ancient Peru in creating realistic human portraits, usually in the form of ceramic vessels. This large example may represent an important captive who, like some Moche prisoner figures, wears double earrings and a hank of hair over the forehead.- El Salon de Arte El Inca, Lima, Peru(El Salon de Arte El Inca, Lima, Peru)
- "Ancient Peruvian Pottery." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 18, no. 2 pt. 1 (February 1931): 30, 35-38. Mentioned: p. 35-36; Reproduced: p. 43 www.jstor.org
- Treasures of Peruvian Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23 - April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1930.627