id: 168203 accession number: 2009.9 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.9 updated: 2019-11-18 12:33:07.408000 Feline Vessel, 1-700. Central Andes, North Highlands, Recuay, Early Intermediate Period (1-700). Ceramic, red and white slips, black pigment; overall: 20.3 x 10.1 x 15.2 cm (8 x 4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund 2009.9 title: Feline Vessel title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1-700 creation date earliest: 1 creation date latest: 700 current location: 232 Andean creditline: The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund copyright: --- culture: Central Andes, North Highlands, Recuay, Early Intermediate Period (1-700) technique: ceramic, red and white slips, black pigment department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Andes type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 20.3 x 10.1 x 15.2 cm (8 x 4 x 6 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Elsewhere in Recuay art, felines are shown as virile predators, making it likely that in general they were symbols of leadership. A raccoon-like coatimundi may perch on the head of this wonderfully stylized example. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2009.9/2009.9_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2009.9/2009.9_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2009.9/2009.9_full.tif