Container, Mythic Figures

Date:: 6th–9th century

Geography:: Peru

Culture:: Wari

Medium:: Ceramic

Dimensions:: H. 6 1/4 x W. 6 1/2 x D. 7 3/8 in. (15.9 x 16.5 x 18.8 cm)

Classification:: Ceramics-Containers

Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

Accession Number:: 1979.206.382

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 357

Dr. Herbert J. Spinden, New York, until 1950; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1950, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1956–1978

Timelines
Central and Southern Andes, 500-1000 A.D.

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (12,047)

Artist / Maker / Culture

Wari (132)

Object Type / Material

Ceramics (30,000)

Vessels (22,922)

Geographic Location

Peru (3,460)

South America (4,471)

Date / Era

A.D. 500–1000 (7,202)

Bottle, Deity Face

Artist: Date: 6th–9th century
Accession Number: 1978.412.116 Date: 6th–9th century Medium: Ceramic Accession: 1978.412.116 On view in: Gallery 357

Figure Vessel

Artist: Date: 6th–9th century
Accession Number: 1987.2 Date: 6th–9th century Medium: Ceramic Accession: 1987.2 On view in: Gallery 357

Feline Bottle

Artist: Date: 8th–10th century
Accession Number: 1996.290 Date: 8th–10th century Medium: Ceramic Accession: 1996.290 On view in: Not on view

Feathered Panel

Artist: Date: A.D. 600–900
Accession Number: 1979.206.467 Date: A.D. 600–900 Medium: Feathers on cotton fabric Accession: 1979.206.467 On view in: Not on view

Earflare

Artist: Date: 6th–9th century
Accession Number: 1978.412.215 Date: 6th–9th century Medium: Bone, shell, stone Accession: 1978.412.215 On view in: Gallery 357