Cylindrical vessel with flying shaman and ritually severed heads
Dateca. 100-700
Label TextPictorial ceramics and textiles might depict shamans and symbols associated with shamanic rituals. The intricate decoration on this beaker features a typical shamanistic face with emanations and pointed protrusions that nearly obscure the flying figure and its parts.
Object number2006.122
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Dimensions6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
Diam.: 3 3/4 in.
MediumCeramic with polychrome slip
Peruvian
ca. 300-700 A.D.
Object number: 46.79
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