Portrait Head Drinking Cup
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureWari-Ica
OriginPeru
PeriodMiddle Horizon Period (600-1000)
Date800-1000 CE
MediumRed earthenware, brown slip, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 10.2 x 11.4 x 10.7 cm (4 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
DescriptionNasca (Tiahuanaco) 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
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
800-1000
Object number: G83.1.320
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147
