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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
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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.
