id:			159529
accession number:	1996.292
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.292
updated:		2019-11-18 12:02:52.302000

Skull Vessel, 500-900. Wari (Pachacamac) style, Middle Horizon, Epoch 2. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 14.5 x 17.8 x 12.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1996.292

title:				Skull Vessel
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creation date:			500-900
creation date earliest:		500
creation date latest:		900
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Wari (Pachacamac) style, Middle Horizon, Epoch 2
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: Overall: 14.5 x 17.8 x 12.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 x 4 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes
	opening date:   2012-10-28T00:00:00
	<i>Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 28, 2012-January 6, 2013); Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art (February 10-May 19, 2013); Kimbell Art Museum (June 16-September 8, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Palm Beach, FL: The Society of the Four Arts; January 10 - February 1,1953.  "Pre-Columbian Art: The Native Art of America Before the Conquest." Cat. no. 79, no repr.<br>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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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
This vessel's clear, vibrant color reveals the inspiration of Wari ceramics in those of the South Coast Nasca. The twin spouts joined by a flat, handle-like bridge are also an old South Coast spout type.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Posnansky, Arthur. Tihuanacu: The Cradle of American Man. New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945.
	page number: 	XCIII
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1996.292/1996.292_print.jpg
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