Urn

Object/Artifact

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The Civilization of Llhuros

URN | circa 1966-1971 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art: An antique ceramic urn with a delicately detailed lid, featuring floral embellishments and a pointed top. The artifact has a distinguished pedestal base with a rounded, bulbous stem leading to a wide foot that appears lightly damaged or eroded, indicating considerable age and wear. The surface of the urn has a mottled patina that adds to its historical aura, suggesting it might be a relic used in ceremonial contexts.
URN | circa 1966-1971 | Photo by Ann Cady, 2024 | ©2026 Norman Daly Art

An antique ceramic urn with a delicately detailed lid, featuring floral embellishments and a pointed top. The artifact has a distinguished pedestal base with a rounded, bulbous stem leading to a wide foot that appears lightly damaged or eroded, indicating considerable age and wear. The surface of the urn has a mottled patina that adds to its historical aura, suggesting it might be a relic used in ceremonial contexts.

Name/Title

Urn

Entry/Object ID

COL.39

Description

A ceramic urn with a floral designs on the lid, likely used to offer a sacred beverage in one of the temple ceremonies in the Vanibo region of Llhuros--the Temple of Uoyab or Temple of Holmeek.

Category

Archaic, Vanibo

Made/Created

Artist

Norman Daly

Date made

circa 1966 - 1971

Place

Academic Institution

Cornell University

City

Ithaca, New York

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Llhuros

Dimensions

Height

10-3/4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Depth

5-1/4 in

Materials

Material

Ceramic

Material Notes

Fictional medium as described by Norman Daly in the 1972 catalog and exhibition tags (1972-2019)

Acquisition

Notes

This object is a unique element of the "Civilization of Llhuros" collection given to the Cornell University Anthropology Collaboratory in 2026.

Exhibitions

Akron Art Institute (1972)
Cornell University | A.D. White Museum of Art (1972)
La Panacée, centre d'art contemporain | "Plurivers" | Montpellier, France (2017-18)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
Indianapolis Art Museum (1972)
Istanbul Biennial, 16th | "The Seventh Continent" (2019)
Memorial Art Gallery | University of Rochester (1972)
Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY (1974)
Romische-Germanisches Museum | "Projekt '74" | Cologne Germany (1974)
SUNY Albany | Art Gallery (1973}
University of Pennsylvania Art Museum, Philadelphia (1974)