Double-Spouted Vessel with Reclining Figure (c. 1–800 CE): Art, History and Details

Double-Spouted Vessel with Reclining Figure (c. 1–800 CE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

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

This headdress ornament reveals a considerable flair for showmanship through its size and many suspended parts, which would have swayed and glittered with the wearer's motion. Like many other Yotoco ornaments, it features an enigmatic human face with closed eyes, a huge nose ornament that hides the lower face, and great disks that dangle from the ears.

Object facts

• Title: Double-Spouted Vessel with Reclining Figure
• Date: c. 1–800 CE
• Culture: Colombia, Calima region, Yotoco style
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: ceramic, slip, resist paint
• Dimensions: Diameter: 19.6 x 19.5 cm (7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.); Overall: 19.6 x 19.5 cm (7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
• Collection: AA - Intermediate Region
• Department: Art of the Americas
• Accession number: 1995.44

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

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