Sujet
Beaker with Shells, 900-1100. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Beaker with Shells, 900-1100. This beaker was created by an artist of the Lambayeque culture of Peru's north coast. Shells appear in the upper register representing spondylus, the red-orange thorny oyster greatly valued by pre-Hispanic Andean societies. If such beakers were used in life?that is, not created exclusively for the lavish tombs in which they have been found in quantities?they may have figured in feasting events that were central to late pre-Hispanic political, social, and religious life.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F71_031
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
120,4Mo (5,9Mo) / 50,8cm x 59,4cm / 6000 x 7014 (300dpi)