Divination Mirror

Creator Name

Chavín-Cupisnique North coast, Peru;
Cupisnique

Cultural Context

Date

900–600 BCE

Source

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Title

Divination Mirror

Creator

Chavín-Cupisnique North coast, Peru;
Cupisnique

Worktype

Religious/Ritual Object; ritual objects; ceremonial object; art of the americas

Cultural Context

Material

Anthracite; anthracite; bituminous material; organic material

Dimensions

9.5 × 10.2 cm (3 3/4 × 4 in.)

Technique

carving; polishing

Language

Date

900–600 BCE

Provenance

Director's Fund

Style Period

chavín horizon; cupisnique; early horizon; Pre-Columbian; americas; andes; Arts of the Americas; andean

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Peruvian North Coast

Source

Subjects

mirrors; ritual objects

Topic

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Chavín-Cupisnique North coast, Peru, Divination Mirror, 900–600 BCE, Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.

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