Récipient en forme de jaguar, env. 600 - 1000 apr. J.-C. ·  Pérou, Huari · ID: 3053004

Description

ceramic with a warm reddish-brown slip, decorated in cream-white and black,

An exceptional vessel in the form of a seated jaguar with a voluminous body resting on a gently rounded base. The head and tail of the animal are modeled in relief; the body is painted with a cream-white fur pattern. The cylindrical spout on the back is adorned with an anthropomorphic face.

The jaguar symbolized power and might throughout the Pre-Columbian world. Warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World.

Remarques

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).