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San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family.
Lime Container
San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Lime Container

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureWari
Dateca. A.D. 800-1200
MediumAnimal bone
Dimensionsh. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
w. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
d. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family
Object number2001.40.1
Geography
Place madePeru
General regionSouth America
DescriptionCarved bone vessel in form of a human figure in a kneeling position. They are adorned with a tunic that has incised decorative elements and a headdress with owl motif incorporated in it. The person carries a llama on its back.Label TextThis delightfully rendered vessel carved from animal bone depicts a man in a kneeling position. On his back he carries a llama. The vessel probably held powdered lime that was used to bring out the the stimulant quality of coca leaves. (Bernadette Cap, 2020)Provenanceex collection of D. Joseph Judge, M. D.; by inheritance to Nancy Muncer, Anniston, AL and Mary Jo Judge, S. Station, AL, by 2001; by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2001Exhibition HistorySan Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, Treasures from Ancient America: Highlights from the Dom Joseph Judge Collection, February 15-June 15, 2003
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