Effigy vessel in the form of a head
Artist
Wari artist(s)
CultureWari
OriginSouth and Central Coast and Andes, Peru
PeriodMiddle Horizon Period (600-1000)
Date800-1000 CE
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 10.2 x 11.4 x 10.7 cm (4 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
DescriptionWari head-form cup, Middle Horizon period, with open mouth and large staring eyes. It is wearing a knopped head-band and earrings. It is painted in black, white and shades of brown.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.317
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Wari artist(s)
800-1000
Object number: G83.1.320
Artist / Maker: Nicoya artist(s)
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147
Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Colima or Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.38