File:Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century - Head Beaker - 2015.6 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Head Beaker   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Head Beaker
Object type Metalwork
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.
Date between 900 and 1100
Medium Gold, hammered
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 19.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Art of the Americas
Accession number
2015.6
Place of creation Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century
Credit line Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.6

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