MAKE A MEME View Large Image Libation Vessel (Qero) - Walters 2009205.jpg The qero was the principal ritual libation vessel among the peoples of ancient Peru Bolivia and northern Chile This distinctive vessel form has ancient origins but became particularly prevalent ...
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Keywords: Chimú - Libation Vessel (Qero) - Walters 2009205.jpg The qero was the principal ritual libation vessel among the peoples of ancient Peru Bolivia and northern Chile This distinctive vessel form has ancient origins but became particularly prevalent during the Early Intermediate Period 100-600 CE This dynamic time witnessed socio-political intensification and an increase in the numbers of political elites throughout the Andes with an interconnected multiplication of aristocratic ceremonial events that emphasized hierarchy and authority The ritual consumption of chicha maize beer the mildly alcoholic beverage traditionally served in qeros was integral to these politically charged social events This libation vessel diverges from the typical qero's beaker form The precious metal material also segregates its from the usual ritual drinking vessel made of clay or wood The Chimú qero is unusually tall and embellished with a frontal face AD 1000-1470 Late Intermediate silver alloy cm 42 9 11 1 11 8 accession number 2009 20 5 80160 Ron Messick Fine Arts Santa Fe New Mexico date and mode of acquisition unknown John G Bourne 1990s by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of John Bourne 2009 place of origin North Coast Walters Art Museum license Pre-Columbian art in the Walters Art Museum Chimu metalwork Libation vessels Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ceremonial vessels
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