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Bowl

900–1300 CE

Not on view

This ritual bowl was found in the left hand of the Priestess of Chornancap. Its repoussé (raised relief) designs include a central figure wearing a crescent headdress and holding a staff, surrounded by a bird, a serpent, and a feline head. The outermost band shows six creatures holding vessels and also wearing crescent headdresses, thought to be markers of elevated status.

Este cuenco ritual fue encontrado en la mano izquierda de la Sacerdotisa de Chornancap. Sus diseños repujados (en alto relieve) incluyen una figura en el centro de la base que lleva puesto un tocado en forma de media luna. Dicha figura sostiene un bastón, está rodeada por un pájaro, una serpiente, y una cabeza de felino. En la banda exterior se pueden ver seis seres de perfil sosteniendo vasijas con tocados en forma de media luna, un probable signo de rango social elevado.

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Bowl, Silvered copper, Lambayeque

Bowl, Silvered copper, Lambayeque

Bowl, Silvered copper, Lambayeque

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Drawing of the repoussé design. By Robert Gutiérrez Cachay.

Title: Bowl

Date: 900–1300 CE

Geography: Peru

Culture: Lambayeque

Medium: Silvered copper

Dimensions: D. 2 3/4 × Diam. 4 3/8 in. (7 × 11.1 cm)

Classification: Metalwork-Vessels

Credit Line: Museo Arqueológico Nacional Brüning, Lambayeque, Ministerio de Cultura del Perú (CH-00025)

Object Number: SL.4.2018.12.8

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