The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Vessel with Litter Group
600–1000
Overall: 28 x 16 x 14 cm (11 x 6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2011.36
Location: 232 Andean
Did You Know?
Litters were a mode of transportation reserved for people of high social status.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.- Before Early 1940Dr. Gálvez Durand, Huancayo, PeruBy 1950Christoph Bernoulli, Basel, Switzerland2011-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- 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"
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.36