Container in the form of a Sacrificer
770–890 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Container in the form of a Sacrificer, 770–890 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Peru, Middle Horizon, Wari Culture. Wood and red pigment (cinnabar); overall: 10.8 x 7 x 7.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.193.a Traces of cinnabar, a toxic mercuric sulfide, are visible on the container's surface.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Wood
- Formatted Medium
- wood and red pigment (cinnabar)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.8 x 7 x 7.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 2007.193.a
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes, The Cleveland Museum fo Art (10/28/2012 - 1/6/2013); Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art, FL (2/10/2013 - 5/19/2013); and the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX ((6/16/2013 - 9/8/2013): "Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 232 Andean
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