GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ceramics most closely associated with the Chavín style are monochromatic vessels with textured surfaces. Vessels of similar style have been found in the Chongoyape vicinity of the Lambayeque Valley as well as in the Jequetepeque and Zano valleys. Ceramics with various Chavín-related features were apparently widely traded, making attribution on the basis of style difficult.
This example has highly burnished design elements that contrast with the rough, earthy body and a stirrup-spout that is characteristic of the north coast ceramic tradition. The texture created by punctuation on large areas is contrasted with the smooth strapwork used to form the scroll motifs. It appears that the punctuation allowed pigment that is now lost to adhere to the vessel. The adroit use of surface texture and the thick spout are traits of the Chongoyape style found in the upper Lambayeque Valley. The scroll motif was an important symbol in Chavín imagery and often modeled in low relief, as in this example, or becomes a dynamic three-dimensional inclusion.
Adapted from
- Label text [1976.W.56], A. H. Meadows Galleries.
- DMA unpublished material [1970.3].
NOTES
- Chongoyape, Early Horizon, 900–200 B.C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13 and 11/29/13.
- General Description drawn from: DMA Label Copy (1976.W.56), n.d.; DMA unpublished material [Worksheet (1970.3), n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File)].
Cultures
Chavín horizon: AAT: 300017269
Cupisnique (Coast Chavin): AAT: 30017270
Chongoyape (culture and style): DMA
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Río Lambayeque: TGN: 1125946
Lambayeque (region): TGN: 1000665
Lambayeque (inhabited place): TGN: 1024582
Chongoyape (inhabited place): TGN: 1024459
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 30053869
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
kilns (ovens / heating equipment): AAT: 300022798
relief: AAT: 300053622
bas-relief (sculpture technique): AAT: 300053623
bosses (components): AAT: 300047259
Historical periods
Early Horizon: AAT: 300017267
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bridge spouts: AAT: 300203289
stirrup-spout vessel (containers): DMA
texture: AAT: 300056362
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
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PROVENANCE
Until 1970: Leon Buki, Flushing, NY [1]
From 1970: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase [1], [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated January 28, 1970, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The Dallas Arts Association is the predecessor to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name was abandoned in 1970. Works from this collection were transferred to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
The ceramics most closely associated with the Chavín style are monochromatic vessels with textured surfaces. Vessels of similar style have been found in the Chongoyape vicinity of the Lambayeque Valley as well as in the Jequetepeque and Zano valleys. Ceramics with various Chavín-related features were apparently widely traded, making attribution on the basis of style difficult.
This example has highly burnished design elements that contrast with the rough, earthy body and a stirrup-spout that is characteristic of the north coast ceramic tradition. The texture created by punctuation on large areas is contrasted with the smooth strapwork used to form the scroll motifs. It appears that the punctuation allowed pigment that is now lost to adhere to the vessel. The adroit use of surface texture and the thick spout are traits of the Chongoyape style found in the upper Lambayeque Valley. The scroll motif was an important symbol in Chavín imagery and often modeled in low relief, as in this example, or becomes a dynamic three-dimensional inclusion.
Adapted from
- Label text [1976.W.56], A. H. Meadows Galleries.
- DMA unpublished material [1970.3].
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Notes
- Chongoyape, Early Horizon, 900–200 B.C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13 and 11/29/13.
- General Description drawn from: DMA Label Copy (1976.W.56), n.d.; DMA unpublished material [Worksheet (1970.3), n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File)].
Cultures
Chavín horizon: AAT: 300017269
Cupisnique (Coast Chavin): AAT: 30017270
Chongoyape (culture and style): DMA
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Río Lambayeque: TGN: 1125946
Lambayeque (region): TGN: 1000665
Lambayeque (inhabited place): TGN: 1024582
Chongoyape (inhabited place): TGN: 1024459
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 30053869
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
kilns (ovens / heating equipment): AAT: 300022798
relief: AAT: 300053622
bas-relief (sculpture technique): AAT: 300053623
bosses (components): AAT: 300047259
Historical periods
Early Horizon: AAT: 300017267
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bridge spouts: AAT: 300203289
stirrup-spout vessel (containers): DMA
texture: AAT: 300056362
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1970: Leon Buki, Flushing, NY [1]
From 1970: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase [1], [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated January 28, 1970, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The Dallas Arts Association is the predecessor to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name was abandoned in 1970. Works from this collection were transferred to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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