File:Clevelandart 1955.167.jpg
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Container |
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While Chavín held sway in the highlands, coastal artists produced many objects in non-Chavín styles. Such is the case with these small, finely-carved, stone containers, which were part of north coast ritual paraphernalia, though their specific use in unclear. Both bear complex designs based on fanged heads in profile that lack lower jaws. |
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| Date | -1200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Steatite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 6.6 x 9.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Art of the Americas |
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1955.167 |
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| Place of creation | Peru, North Coast, Cupisnique style (1200-200 BC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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