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Bottle Depicting a Ruler and Attendants in His Palace
Recuay peoples, Peruc. 0 BC - AD 650 (Early Intermediate Period)
Reading Public Museum
Reading, United States
Vessels like this provide insights into pre-Columbian architectural design and decoration. The ruler and his attendants on this Recuay ceramic hold court on top of a structure that suggests a grain storehouse. Below them images of foxes with bared teeth alternate with double-headed creatures creating repeating images of shape-changing shamans.
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Details
- Title: Bottle Depicting a Ruler and Attendants in His Palace
- Creator: Recuay peoples, Peru
- Date Created: c. 0 BC - AD 650 (Early Intermediate Period)
- Type: object
- External Link: http://collection.readingpublicmuseum.org/objects/24549/bottle-depicting-a-ruler-and-attendants-in-his-palace?ctx=2883198e-9b3d-4a30-b4f6-7329edade319&idx=3
- Medium: slipped earthenware
- Culture: Recuay peoples, Peru
- Credit Line: Museum Purchase
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