The artistic expressions of the Wari and Tiwanaku societies dominated the Central Andes for nearly five hundred years (600–1000 CE).
A Wari lime container (poporo) carved in wood ( 1978.412.237a, b) also represents
1933–34, excavated under the direction of J.M. Upton, W. Hauser and C.K. Wilkinson on behalf of The Persian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1934, ceded in the division of finds
Expedition, 1933-1934," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 29 (12), December 1934, p.
1933–34, excavated under the direction of J.M. Upton, W. Hauser and C.K. Wilkinson on behalf of The Persian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1934, ceded in the division of finds
Oudbashi, Omid, Henry P. Colburn and Federico Carò. 2025.
1933–34, excavated under the direction of J.M. Upton, W. Hauser and C.K. Wilkinson on behalf of The Persian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1934, ceded in the division of finds
Expedition, 1933-1934," The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 29 (12), December 1934, p.
Lima: Museo Central del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, 2023, fig. 4, p. 26.
The five pyramids are separated by vast areas of desert that contain private mastaba tombs and burials, stone quarries, pyramid construction ramps, causeways, workers’ settlements, and other installations.
With contributions and an appendix by Adela Oppenheim and contributions by James P.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966, p. 96, no. 135.
Sayre, Matthew P., D. Goldstein, W.
1933–34, excavated under the direction of J.M. Upton, W. Hauser and C.K. Wilkinson on behalf of The Persian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1934, ceded in the division of finds
Oudbashi, Omid, Henry P. Colburn and Federico Carò. 2025.
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