Cupisnique ceramic style
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Cupisnique ceramic style is an ancient Peruvian pottery tradition characterized by finely modeled stirrup-spout vessels, dark burnished surfaces, and complex, often supernatural iconography associated with early Andean religious practices.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Peruvian pottery tradition
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archaeological culture material tradition ⓘ ceramic style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cupisnique religious iconography
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early Andean religious practices ⓘ |
| chronologyEnd | circa 500 BCE ⓘ |
| chronologyStart | circa 1500 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Cupisnique culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInArchaeologicalSite |
Cupisnique sites on the Chicama Valley
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Jequetepeque Valley sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Moche Valley sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
funerary offerings
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ritual use ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
careful surface polishing
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closed stirrup spouts ⓘ complex iconography ⓘ dark burnished surfaces ⓘ finely modeled stirrup-spout vessels ⓘ highly sculptural forms ⓘ supernatural iconography ⓘ thin ceramic walls ⓘ |
| iconographyTheme |
anthropomorphic figures
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birds of prey ⓘ composite supernatural beings ⓘ fanged deities ⓘ felines ⓘ serpents ⓘ trophy heads ⓘ |
| influenced | Chavín ceramic style ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier north coast Formative traditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | north coast of Peru ⓘ |
| material | ceramic ⓘ |
| region | north-central coast of Peru ⓘ |
| relatedStyle |
Chavín style
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Early Moche ceramic traditions ⓘ |
| scholarlyDiscipline |
Andean archaeology
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art history ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Horizon
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Formative Period of the Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalColor |
black
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dark brown ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
burnishing
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mold-made elements combined with hand modeling ⓘ reduction firing ⓘ |
| vesselType |
effigy vessel
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spouted jar ⓘ stirrup-spout bottle ⓘ |
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