Vessel in the Form of a Drummer

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Culture Moche

Title Vessel in the Form of a Drummer

Date 200–500

Medium Clay and pigment

Dimensions Object: 6 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (17.1 × 13.3 × 19.1 cm)
Overall: 6 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (17.1 × 13.3 × 19.1 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 62.181

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About this Work

Depictions of the everyday world as well as the supernatural are found in Moche art. While depictions on jars, bowls, and cups created in low relief are often vague on facial details, instead differentiating characters through costume; high relief and modeled figures show a great interest in realism.

The Moche utilized press molds in the creation of their ceramics, a process that would allow for quicker and larger levels of production than hand building. Even with this widespread use of molds it is very unusual to find duplicate objects.

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"Vessel in the Form of a Drummer | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=62.181