classic Tiwanaku "keru"
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classic Tiwanaku
"keru"
This "keru" is decorated with the step fret wave motif, which probably stood for water and field terraces. The wave is also a predator head. The Tiahuanaco culture is considered the inventor of the downward tapering beakers, called kerus. They could be made of wood or ceramic.
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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Tiahuanaco/Tiwanaku-Kultur
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
Höhe: 18 cm, Durchmesser: 14
cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Engobe
Engobe
Current location
Linden-Museum
Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 30395
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Provenance
Apart from
"Bolivia", this object has no confirmed
provenance.
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