id: 127246
accession number: 1949.561
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.561
updated: 2020-05-14 09:04:47.959000
Bowl with Costumed Being, 100 BC-700. Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700). Earthenware with colored slips; diameter: 12.8 x 17.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1949.561
title: Bowl with Costumed Being
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creation date: 100 BC-700
creation date earliest: 100
creation date latest: 700
current location: 232 Andean
creditline: Gift of John Wise
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culture: Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
technique: earthenware with colored slips
department: Art of the Americas
collection: AA - Andes
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
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measurements: Diameter: 12.8 x 17.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian
Gold."
Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art: November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the
Americas."
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PROVENANCE
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wall description:
Supernatural figures like the one on this bowl are shown wearing ornaments that actually exist-like the nearby Mouth Mask-they may represent humans clothed as deities who served as living cult images during rituals. The figure holds a severed head that probably alludes to capture of an enemy’s life force, since severed heads and fertility are linked in Nasca art.
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.561/1949.561_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.561/1949.561_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.561/1949.561_full.tif