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Vessel with Pudu

500–200 BCE (thermoluminescence date, 1190–90 BCE)

Central Andes, North Coast, Chongoyape, Formative period

ceramic
Overall: 17.8 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm (7 x 5 x 4 1/2 in.)
The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 2008.33
Location: 232 Andean

Description

This bound pudu—a small reddish deer indigenous to the Andes—lies atop a chamber with fanged supernatural heads incised on the sides. The animal may represent a sacrificial offering.
  • Simmons, Lisa, and Sue Bergh. "A South American Bestiary." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 48, no. 9 (November 2008): 5-7. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 5-7 archive.org
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.33