The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Vessel with Litter Group

Vessel with Litter Group

600–1000
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 1940
    Dr. Gálvez Durand, Huancayo, Peru
    By 1950
    Christoph Bernoulli, Basel, Switzerland
    2011-
    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"
  • {{cite web|title=Vessel with Litter Group|url=false|author=|year=600–1000|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.36