Beaker Item Number: Sf651 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A blackened metal beaker, sligtly crumpled, with relief worked faces on both sides. The faces appear to have animal pelt headdresses.
History Of Use
Effigy beakers are found from Lambayeque on the far north coast to Ica on the south coast (Lechtman), although Chimu craftsmen traditionally have been credited with making them. Most of the beakers appear to be silver but metallographic tests have shown many are made of a silver-copper alloy.
Narrative
Chimu/Inca style, Late Intermediate Period; 1300-1532 C.E.
Iconographic Meaning
The Janus-head on this beaker is unusual; each head appears to have an animal (feline ?) headdress.
Item History
What
- Name
- Beaker
- Identification Number
- Sf651
- Type of Item
- beaker
- Material
- silver metal and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered and annealed
- Overall
- height 19.5 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 4.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1300 and 1532
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0153