id:			156518
accession number:	1992.231
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Vessel in the Shape of a Figure, 1000-1460s. Peru, Central Coast, Chancay sytle, 12th-15th century. Earthenware with painted slip; overall: 63.5 cm (25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 1992.231

title:				Vessel in the Shape of a Figure
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creation date:			1000-1460s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1469
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
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culture:	Peru, Central Coast, Chancay sytle, 12th-15th century
technique:	earthenware with painted slip
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 63.5 cm (25 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Selected Acquisitions
	opening date:   1993-02-09T05:00:00
	<i>Selected Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* New York, NY: The Brooklyn Museum; November 22, 1966- March 5, 1967. "Ancient Art of Latin American From the Collection of Jay C. Leff." exh. cat. no. 533 (unillustrated in catalogue).

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PROVENANCE

	Jay C. Leff, Pittsburgh, PA (Sold: Sotheby's, NY, Oct. 10, 1975, sale #3792, lot #252)
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	Jay C. Leff, Pittsburgh, PA (Sold: Sotheby's, NY, Oct. 10, 1975, sale #3792, lot #252
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wall description: 
This seated figure carries a stag over his shoulders, its antlers now missing and its tongue lolling out in death. That the stag is destined for more than dinner is suggested by the human's pursed lips--perhaps the kiss-like expression of reverence that the later Inka made when approaching a sacred shrine. The animal, then, may be an offering. The two bags painted on the figure's back may be for coca leaves, also very important for rituals. In comparison to earlier ceramics, the Chancay style seems less fine both artistically and technically. yet as this vessel proves, the best Chancay ceramics have appealing charm, in part because of their bold brown-on-white color scheme.
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