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Pre-Columbian Tiwanaku Kero, Peru browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives:Regional Art:Americas:Pre Columbian: Pre AD 1000: Item # 499881
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Tiwanaku (or Tiahuanacu) was founded around 200 B.C. in modern Bolivia near Lake Titicaca. Creative agricultural techniques allowed the city to grow to large proportions, ultimately housing as many as 40,000 inhabitants. Accordingly, Tiwanaku became an important regional power during the Middle Horizon period (600-1000 AD) with a span of control that included areas of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The city ultimately collapsed around 1100 AD, likely as a result of drought, and the Chimu rose to power in the resulting vacuum.
A kero is a wide-mouthed cup traditionally used to drink chicha, a corn-based beer that is popular in South America. This piece is decorated in a typical Bolivian pattern and has the added bonus of a cute little bird adorno on the rim of one side. AGE: 600-800 AD CONDITION: Intact and in great shape. DIMENSIONS: 5" tall with a diameter of 6" at the mouth (12.7 cm and 15.2 cm, respectively) |
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