Double-chambered Vessel with Figures and Camelid (1470–1532 (Thermoluminescence date, 1310–1610)): Art, History and Details

Double-chambered Vessel with Figures and Camelid (1470–1532 (Thermoluminescence date, 1310–1610)) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Under the Chimú, ceramic seems to have been a less important artistic medium than for earlier north coast cultures. Accordingly, ceramics were mass-produced with molds and, rather than bearing painted scenes, often have an overall dark surface achieved by firing in a smoky atmosphere. The double-chambered vessel was made after the Inka conquered the Chimú in the 1460s.

Object facts

• Title: Double-chambered Vessel with Figures and Camelid
• Date: 1470–1532 (Thermoluminescence date, 1310–1610)
• Culture: Andes, Chimú-Inka, late 15th - mid 16th century
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: ceramic
• Dimensions: Overall: 20.4 x 22.9 cm (8 1/16 x 9 in.)
• Collection: AA - Andes
• Department: Art of the Americas
• Accession number: 2011.112

A detail from the museum

When this vessel is filled with liquid and tilted back and forth, the camelid emits a whistling sound.

Collection credit

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund

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