File:Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century - Head Beaker - 2015.6 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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editHead Beaker
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Head Beaker |
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| Object type | Metalwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
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| Date | between 900 and 1100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Gold, hammered | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 23.5 x 19.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Art of the Americas |
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2015.6 |
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| 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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