Cleveland Museum of Art

Vessel with Litter Group

Date

600–1000

Medium

ceramic and slip

Culture

Central Andes, central highlands, reportedly Wari Wilka, Wari style, 6th-10th century

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The sculptural scene atop this vessel's chamber depicts four porters who carry a dignitary in a litter, a high-status mode of transport. Reportedly found at Wari Wilka, a highland water shrine, the vessel empties via a long channel that passes through the body of the dignitary. Litters were a mode of transportation reserved for people of high social status.

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