id:			132328
accession number:	1954.797
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.797
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:11.332000

Cup, c. 900–600 BC. Peru, North Coast, Cupisnique style (1200-200 BC). Steatite; overall: 6 x 5.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1954.797

title:				Cup
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creation date:			c. 900–600 BC
creation date earliest:		-900
creation date latest:		-600
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Peru, North Coast, Cupisnique style (1200-200 BC)
technique:	steatite
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Stone
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measurements: Overall: 6 x 5.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Lima, Peru: Museuo National.1940.

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."

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PROVENANCE

	Sr. Eduardo Muelle, Lima, Peru
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	Sr. Eduardo Muelle, Lima, Peru
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wall description:
While Chavín held sway in the highlands, coastal artists produced many objects in non-Chavín styles. Such is the case with these small, finely-carved, stone containers, which were part of north coast ritual paraphernalia, though their specific use in unclear. Both bear complex designs based on fanged heads in profile that lack lower jaws.
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