Whistling Jar

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Culture Sicán

Title Whistling Jar

Date 900–1000

Medium Clay

Dimensions Object: 7 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (20 × 10.8 cm)
Overall: 7 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (20 x 10.8 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Doris Steinmetz Kellett, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 99.29

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The Sicán elite utilized art and architecture as a demonstration of their power and wealth. This may explain the frequent depiction of a figure in ornamental dress who is larger and more prominent than the other figures depicted on a vessel. The smaller figures all face the central figure in a prostrate position.

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"Whistling Jar | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=99.29