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Ceremonial goblet
Chimú style1350 AD - 1450 AD
MALI, Museo de Arte de Lima
Lima, Peru
Made of carved wood, alabaster and decorated with inlaid sea shells, this ceremonial goblet shows the figure of a kneeling priest bearing a beaker in his hand. Because of the quality of the piece, similar to other pieces of the late style of the Northern Coast, it may be assumed that it was produced in the workshop of specialized craftspeople in charge of producing cult paraphernalia during the height of the Chimú society in its capital city, Chan Chan. (CP)
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- Title: Ceremonial goblet
- Creator: Chimú style
- Creator Lifespan: 1350/1450
- Date Created: 1350 AD - 1450 AD
- Physical Dimensions: w89 x h240 x d89 cm (Complete)
- Type: Carved wood with applications of alabaster, shell and mother of pearl
- Rights: Colección Museo de Arte de Lima. Donación Memoria Prado
- Título original: Copa ceremonial
- Técnica: Madera tallada con aplicaciones de alabastro, concha y madre perla
- Texto curatorial: Confeccionado en madera tallada, alabastro y decorado con incrustaciones de conchas marinas, este vaso ceremonial muestra la figura de un oficiante de rodillas portando una copa en la mano. Por la factura de la pieza, semejante a otras piezas del estilo tardío de la Costa Norte, suponemos que debió ser fabricada en los talleres de los artesanos especialistas que estaban a cargo de la producción de parafernalia de culto durante el apogeo de la sociedad chimú, en Chan Chan, la ciudad capital. (CP)
- Periodo: Intermedio Tardío
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