Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vessel

Chavín artist

Date

13th-6th century BCE

Medium

Ceramic

Culture

Chavín

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The extraordinary biodiversity of the Amazon and Andes regions of South America and the active trade networks between the regions provided a near endless source of natural subjects for artists. Plants and animals were common Chavin ceramic subjects; artists often abstracted or stylized natural forms to create elegant, tactile vessels. This pattern and form of this highly-textured spiny vessel may have been inspired by fruit such as cherimoya or guanaba. Chavín, Peru, Americas

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