Central Andes, central highlands, reportedly Wari Wilka, Wari style, 6th-10th century / 600–1000
Vessel with Litter Group
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Vessel with Litter Group as ceramic (Central Andes, central highlands, reportedly Wari Wilka, Wari style, 6th-10th century · 600–1000).
Litters were a mode of transportation reserved for people of high social status.
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The museum identifies this ceramic as ceramic and slip.
The museum's collection notes: The sculptural scene atop this vessel's chamber depicts four porters who carry a dignitary in a litter, a high-status mode of transport. Reportedly found at Wari Wilka, a highland water shrine, the vessel empties via a long channel that passes through the body of the dignitary.
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The Cleveland Museum of ArtVessel with Litter GroupOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.