The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Warrior Vessel
c. 50–200 CE
Overall: 21.6 x 11.3 x 14.9 cm (8 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Location: 232 Andean
Description
This vessel's exquisite, crisp detail rewards careful viewing. The modeling of the feline pelt on the back is especially delicate and sharp, and each of the squares on the tunic carries a tiny dot in the upper corners, as though the squares represent plates of metal or shell attached to fabric. The face is decorated with paint or tattooing, and the headdress supports a curved, blade-shaped form.- E. H. T. “The Year in Review: Selections 1989.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 77, no. 2 (February 1990): 38–78. Reproduced: p. 53; Mentioned: p. 77, no. 201 www.jstor.org
- The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.90