Handeled Jar with Painted Relief Depicting Figure with Animals
Lambayeque (Central or north coast, Peru)
1000–1476
- Medium
- Ceramic and pigment
- Classification
- Ceramics
- Dimensions
- 22.4 × 17.5 cm (8 13/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
- Culture
- Peru
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The subtly raised design on this ceramic jar depicts a warrior wearing a crescent headdress and holding a staff. This figure is surrounded by fish, a hawk-human hybrid, and a serpent, which create a dynamic scene that emphasizes the cultural importance of animals and their imagery.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
