id:			172569
accession number:	2015.6
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.6
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Head Beaker, 900–1100 . Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century. Gold, hammered; overall: 23.5 x 19.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2015.6

title:				Head Beaker
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creation date:			900–1100
creation date earliest:		900
creation date latest:		1100
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century
technique:	gold, hammered
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 23.5 x 19.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Recent Acquisitions
	opening date:   2018-03-17T04:00:00
	<i>Recent Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (03/17/2018-06/06/2018): "Recent Acquisitions 2014-2017"

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
This drinking vessel holds close to 62 oz of fluid—almost half a gallon!

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wall description:
Metalworking flourished among the Lambayeque people of Peru’s north coast. Artists made large objects, including containers, in unprecedented numbers; one Lambayeque tomb contained nearly 200 gold or silver beakers. The head on this beaker has been interpreted as the visage of either the culture’s principal deity—its divinity signaled by its feline-like fangs—or the deified founder of the Lambayeque ruling dynasty. It is not known why the head is upright only when the beaker rests on its rim.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 83
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.6/2015.6_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.6/2015.6_full.tif