Skull Vessel
Unknown Artist
500–900
Medium
earthenware with colored slips
Dimensions
14.5 × 17.8 × 12.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1996.292
About this artwork
This vessel's clear, vibrant color reveals the inspiration of Wari ceramics in those of the South Coast Nasca. The twin spouts joined by a flat, handle-like bridge are also an old South Coast spout type.