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Vessel with Pudu
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About this work
This bound pudu—a small reddish deer indigenous to the Andes—lies atop a chamber with fanged supernatural heads incised on the sides. The animal may represent a sacrificial offering.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVessel with Pudu, 500–200 BCE (thermoluminescence date, 1190–90 BCE). Central Andes, North Coast, Chongoyape, Formative period. Ceramic; overall: 17.8 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm (7 x 5 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 2008.33
