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Flared bowl with supernatural heads
800–950 C.E.
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
This serving vessel reflects aspects of elite feasting and the vibrant polychrome slip paints developed on the south coast, applied here to profile zoomorphic faces that encircle the flaring bowl and exude plant forms that likely represent maize.
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Details
- Title: Flared bowl with supernatural heads
- Date Created: 800–950 C.E.
- Physical Dimensions: 4 × 7 7/8 × 8 in. (10.16 × 20 × 20.32 cm)
- Type: Containers
- External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/4019310/
- Medium: Ceramic and slip paints
- period: Middle Horizon (Epoch 2A)
- culture: Wari (Huari)
- Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, the Nora and John Wise Collection, gift of Nora Wise
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