Sujet
Sacrificer Container, 769-887 . Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Sacrificer Container, 769-887 . This container assumes the shape of a magnificent, feline-headed, supernatural sacrificer who draws a knife across the throat of the human it holds in its lap. Severed human heads hang from the feline's belt and dangle by the trachea at the back of its headdress. Sacrifice had a place in Wari religious practice, probably as an unusual and exceptionally precious offering made to entice the benevolence of cosmic forces. Indeed, colonial-period Andean people believed that death was a prerequisite for the renewal of the world.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G02_354
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
39,3Mo (2,7Mo) / 31,1cm x 31,7cm / 3672 x 3745 (300dpi)