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Mother-and-Child? Vessel

1–700 CE
Measurements
Overall: 20.4 x 15.3 x 15.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 x 6 in.)
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Location
232 Andean
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Recuay ceramics typically use only three colors: black, white, and red.

Description

Well-dressed, important women like this one are depicted fairly often in Recuay art. These women hold a variety of things, ranging from cups that may refer to feasts held on important political occasions to small figures commonly interpreted as children, as here. These and other representations have led scholars to suggest that Recuay women held authority independent of their male partners; their authority may have stemmed in part from involvement in feasting celebrations.
A tan ceramic vessel depicts a stout figure with a flared spout atop its head. The figure wears a black and cream diamond-patterned headdress above large oval eyes. Reddish-brown arms cradle a smaller, patterned form against its chest. A wide horizontal band of interlocking black, red, and cream geometric motifs wraps around the lower body. The figure appears seated, with two small feet visible at the base of the rounded form.

Mother-and-Child? Vessel

1–700 CE

Central Andes, North Highlands, Recuay people

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