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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Drinking vessel ("Aquilla") with human face
(Ancient Americas )
Drinking vessels such as this one, known as "keros" when made of wood, and "aquillas" when made of gold or silver, were used for ritual exchange and consumption of the mildly alcoholic corn beverage known as "chicha."
Provenance
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Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; purchased by John G. Bourne, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
Geographies
Peru, North Coast (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 x W: 5 3/16 x D: 5 1/2 in. (43.2 x 13.25 x 13.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne, 2013
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2009.20.89