Cleveland Museum of Art

Cup

Date

c. 900–600 BCE

Medium

steatite

Culture

Peru, North Coast, Cupisnique style

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

While Chavín held sway in the highlands, coastal artists produced many objects in non-Chavín styles. Such is the case with these small, finely carved, stone containers, which were part of north coast ritual paraphernalia, though their specific use is unclear. Both bear complex designs based on fanged heads in profile that lack lower jaws.

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