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Skull Vessel
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Skull Vessel

500–900 · earthenware with colored slips

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineSkull 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
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