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[edit]Vessel with Oculate Being ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vessel with Oculate Being |
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A supernatural creature known today as the Oculate Being, after its huge eyes, became prominent late in Paracas times. The Paracas left no written records and this creature's meaning is poorly apprehended, but it clutches a severed human head by the hair. A hint of the head's significance comes from the Oculate Being itself, whose head sprouts streamers that may represent abstract energy or force. The severed head cult, then, may have aimed at capturing and redirecting this energy. (Other Paracas objects appear nearby.) |
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Date | -300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Earthenware with resin-based paint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415 |
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Current location |
Art of the Americas |
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Accession number |
1998.7 |
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Place of creation | Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BC-AD 1), 300 B.C. to A.D. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.70 |
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