Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Head Pot with Painted Design
(Ancient Americas )
This vessel is in the shape of a human head, with a columnar spout emerging from the scalp and decorated in bands of color and chevrons. The hair is painted in a solid black glaze, while the details of the face are rendered in a range of shades, including orange and cream. The face is split into two halves, with one bearing a snake motif slithering out of the eye while the other half features a pattern of interlocking polygons covering the cheek and forehead. The nose and ears appear to have white ornaments or plugs common in Mesoamerican body modification practices.
Provenance
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The Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1990, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
Geographies
Peru (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/2 x W: 7 1/16 x D: 5 13/16 in. (19 x 18 x 14.8 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 2009
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2849