Hunchback Vessel (Aryballos)
1470–1521 (Thermoluminescence date, 1315–1615)
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Hunchback Vessel (Aryballos), 1470–1521 (Thermoluminescence date, 1315–1615). Central Andes (Peru), Chimú-Inka style, Late Horizon period. Ceramic; overall: 18.5 x 15.5 x 12.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William R. Ott in memory of his wife, Carol E. Ott 2015.69 Hunchbacks seem to have functioned as servants in Inka royal palaces.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- ceramic
- Medium
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- Overall: 18.5 x 15.5 x 12.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 2015.69
- Credit Line
- Gift of William R. Ott in memory of his wife, Carol E. Ott
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 232 Andean
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