The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of June 24, 2025
Feline Vessel
200–850 CE
Overall: 17 x 14 x 19.8 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2010.4
Location: 232 Andean
Did You Know?
The Moche were known for their fine animal representations.Description
This darkware vessel is early Moche and demonstrates the transition from earlier North Coast cultures, which used smudge firing and post-fire pigmentation, to Moche times, which saw the adoption of new, higher-oxygen firing technologies and the use of slips applied before firing.- {{cite web|title=Feline Vessel|url=false|author=|year=200–850 CE|access-date=24 June 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.4