Sacrificer Container
770–890 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Sacrificer Container, 770–890 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Central Andes, Wari style (600-1000). Wood and cinnabar; overall: 10.8 x 7 x 7.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.193 Traces of cinnabar, a toxic mercuric sulfide, are visible on the container's surface.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Wood
- Formatted Medium
- wood and cinnabar
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.8 x 7 x 7.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 2007.193
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 232 Andean
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