Central Andes (Peru), Recuay people / 1–700 CE
Architectural Vessel
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Architectural Vessel as ceramic (Central Andes (Peru), Recuay people · 1–700 CE).
This vessel may represent the home of an elite family of the Recuay culture of Peru’s northern highlands.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this ceramic as ceramic, slip, resist painting.
The museum's collection notes: This vessel may represent the home of an elite family of the Recuay culture of Peru’s northern highlands. Inside are two groups of humans who presumably represent a ceremonial gathering—three carry cups, perhaps for libations. On the exterior are the heads of mythical or supernatural creatures painted in dramatic red, white, and black color contrasts.
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