Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama,

300–700 CE

Recuay
Early Intermediate Period to Middle Horizon
2018-84

Information

Title
Vessel in the form of a warrior and llama
Dates

300–700 CE

Medium
Ceramic with red resist slip-paint on white, black slip-paint
Dimensions
18 × 11.4 × 12 cm (7 1/16 × 4 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2018-84
Place Made

South America, Peru, North highlands or coastal

Culture
Recuay
Period
Early Intermediate period, Middle horizon, Early Intermediate period
Type
spouts, vessels (containers), ceramics
Materials
polychrome, slip, ceramic
Subject
warriors, figures (representations), men, shields (armor), headdresses, llamas

Alan Lapiner, New York, NY, by 1965; Dr. Daniel Rifkin, 1965-2018; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2018.

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