Isotopic composition of lead white pigments on qeros: implications for the chronology and production of Andean ritual drinking vessels during the colonial era

Isotopic composition of lead white pigments on qeros: implications for the chronology and production of Andean ritual drinking vessels during the colonial era

Abstract For millennia, qeros have been a primary component of ceremonially and politically important toasting rituals in the Andes and retain their cultural significance to this day. These wooden drinking vessels underwent a stylistic and technical revolution in the colonial period (1532–1821 AD)....

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Main Authors: Allison N. Curley, Alyson M. Thibodeau, Emily Kaplan, Ellen Howe, Ellen Pearlstein, Judith Levinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Qero
Colonial
Andes
Inka
Lead white
Pb isotopes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00408-w

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