Flared glass

Bicchiere svasato, 900 – 1100 d.C. (Tiawanaku– Wuari costiero)

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Titolo dell'opera:

Flared glass

Acquisizione:

Schmidt y Pizarro 1934 acquisto

Ambito culturale:

ambito Tiahuanaco costiero

Object Type:

glass

Epoca:

X-XI - 901 - 1100

Misure:

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 10; Diametro: 7

Provenienza (nazione):

Perù

Tecnica:

argilla- a colombino

Ultimi prestiti:

Due mondi a confronto-I segni della storia - Genova/ Palazzo Ducale - 1992<br>Mostra d'arte precolombiana e di etnologia americana - Genova/ Castello D'Albertis - 1972/1977

Descrizione:

Flared glass with flat bottom. The external decoration is spread over four painted registers: in the first, on a red background, there are painted cream circles. The second consists of a brown band on which a human face is painted with a grinding mouth and raised eyes and nose. In the third register Greek letters are painted in sequence on a beige background. In the fourth register, a fantasy serpentine figure is painted in brown and red with cream-coloured polka dots develops on a cream background, with eight paired heads along the body.