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Double spout strap handle vessel, deity heads

800–950 C.E.

Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States

The double spout and bridge vessel form was common to cultures on the south coast of Peru from the Early Horizon period (900–200 B.C.), appearing in Paracas and Nazca (Nasca) ceramic arts. By the 7th century, the highland Huari (Wari) began increasing their interaction with coastal Nazca culture, sharing technical and visual traits through this cultural exchange. This included the blending of Nazca polychrome slip-painting and the coastal double-spouted vessel form with Huari visual motifs.

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  • Title: Double spout strap handle vessel, deity heads
  • Date Created: 800–950 C.E.
  • Physical Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (13.97 × 13.97 × 13.97 cm)
  • Type: Containers
  • External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/5221931/
  • Medium: Ceramic and slip paints
  • period: Middle Horizon
  • culture: Wari (Huari) provincial
  • Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, the Nora and John Wise Collection, gift of Nora Wise
Dallas Museum of Art

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