Who created "Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head"?

Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head was created by Chimú in 1000–1400.

What medium is "Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head"?

Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head is Ceramic and pigment.

Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head

Q: When was "Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head" created?

This artwork was created 1000–1400.

Chimú

1000–1400

Medium

Ceramic and pigment

Dimensions

6.4 × 4.5 × 4.1 cm (2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in.)

Classification

blackware (black basaltes)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

91721

About the Artist

Chimú

The Chimú, a preeminent pre-Columbian culture of Peru's northern coast, flourished from approximately 900 to 1470 CE as the Kingdom of Chimor, emerging in the wake of the Moche civilization's decline and incorporating influences from the Sican, Wari, and Cajamarca cultures. Centered in the vast adobe metropolis of Chan Chan—the largest city in the Americas before the Inca, housing up to 60,000 peo...

Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head

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