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
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 21 x 22.5 x 18 cm (8 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
DescriptionWari effigy head-form vessel, Middle Horizon period, with eyes crossed. It is wearing a labret and earrings, and the headdress is forming the spout. There is a band broken meander designs around the face and rim of the vessel. The vessel is painted in shades in brown, cream, and black.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.318
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Wari artist(s)
800-1000 CE
Object number: G83.1.317
Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Nicoya artist(s)
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147
Artist / Maker: Zapotec artist(s)
500-700 CE
Object number: G83.1.89
Artist / Maker: Cupisnique artist(s)
400-100 BCE
Object number: G83.1.182
