Urpu (jar)

Creator Name

Inca artist(s)

Cultural Context

Inca

Date

1400–1535 CE

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Bottle

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Title

Urpu (jar)

Creator

Inca artist(s), , Artist

Worktype

Ceramics-Containers

Cultural Context

Inca

Material

Ceramic, slip

Dimensions

H. 8 5/8 x W. 7 3/8 x D. 5 3/4 in. (21.9 x 18.8 x 14.6 cm);
depth: 14.61centimetre;
height: 21.9075centimetre;
width: 18.75centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1400–1535 CE

Provenance

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1961

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Peru

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subject

Topic

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Inca artist(s), Urpu (jar), 1400–1535 CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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