This aryballos or handled jar with a conical base, shaped by hand and
mold because the Inca were unaware of the potter's wheel, is distinguished
by its painted black neck, small lug or decorative projection in the shape
of a feline head and polished finish of its oxidized orange surface.
Although awkward in shape, vessels such as this one were used by the Inca
during rituals requiring chicha (corn beer).
About the show:
Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History once again exhibits Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas through August 27, 2006. More than 200 ceramic, bone, metal, stone, textile and wooden works of art and artifacts describe the culture of the Inca at Machu Picchu during the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. In the show's catalogue, curators Richard L. Burger and Lucy C. Salazar, supported by a superb team of scholars, demonstrate convincingly that the site functioned as a royal estate and summer retreat for the Inca elite from the empire's capital, Cuzco. Indeed, it was probably occupied for less than 100 years.
"Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas" is on view from September 11, 2005 through August 27, 2006 at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8118 (Telephone: 203-432-5050; Website). The museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM. Admission to the museum is $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for senior citizens and $5.00 for children 3 to 18 years of age.
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From your Guide: Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, is a specialist in ancient, late-medieval and Renaissance art and history, and a regular contributor to About Art History. You may read all of his Special Exhibition and Catalogue Reviews here.
About the show:
Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History once again exhibits Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas through August 27, 2006. More than 200 ceramic, bone, metal, stone, textile and wooden works of art and artifacts describe the culture of the Inca at Machu Picchu during the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. In the show's catalogue, curators Richard L. Burger and Lucy C. Salazar, supported by a superb team of scholars, demonstrate convincingly that the site functioned as a royal estate and summer retreat for the Inca elite from the empire's capital, Cuzco. Indeed, it was probably occupied for less than 100 years.
"Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas" is on view from September 11, 2005 through August 27, 2006 at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8118 (Telephone: 203-432-5050; Website). The museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM. Admission to the museum is $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for senior citizens and $5.00 for children 3 to 18 years of age.
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From your Guide: Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, is a specialist in ancient, late-medieval and Renaissance art and history, and a regular contributor to About Art History. You may read all of his Special Exhibition and Catalogue Reviews here.