The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Skull Vessel

Skull Vessel

500–900
Overall: 14.5 x 17.8 x 12.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in.)
Location: 232 Andean

Description

This vessel's clear, vibrant color reveals the inspiration of Wari ceramics in those of the South Coast Nasca. The twin spouts joined by a flat, handle-like bridge are also an old South Coast spout type.
  • Posnansky, Arthur. Tihuanacu: The Cradle of American Man. New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945. XCIII
  • Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 28, 2012-January 6, 2013); Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art (February 10-May 19, 2013); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (June 16-September 8, 2013).
    The Cleveland Museum fo Art (10/28/2012 - 1/6/2013); Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art, FL (2/10/2013 - 5/19/2013); and the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX ((6/16/2013 - 9/8/2013): "Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes"
    Palm Beach, FL: The Society of the Four Arts; January 10 - February 1,1953. "Pre-Columbian Art: The Native Art of America Before the Conquest." Cat. no. 79, no repr.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.292