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品名（中）	Kero公司
品名（英）	Kero
入馆年号	1994年，1994.35.11
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1400 - 公元 1550
创作地区	秘鲁（Peru）
分类	木质容器（Wood-Containers）
尺寸	高 5 3/4 英寸 (14.6 厘米)
介绍（中）	在印加掌权之前的数百年里，秘鲁一直使用翻滚形状的饮用器皿，当用木材制成时称为keros，当用金银制成时称之为aquillas。在印加时代，它们是成对制作和使用的，因为习俗要求两个人一起喝酒。两个器皿的大小、形状和装饰都相同。为了巩固当地社区与印加国家之间的关系，在仪式上相互敬酒，并向省级领导人赠送一对keros，通常与精细的纺织品一起，以示印加人的慷慨与其他印加作品一样，kero的生产受到国家控制，高度标准化，在尺寸和装饰上表现出一致性。精细切割的线条以一定角度相交，形成一系列几何形状，可以读作正方形、三角形或菱形。它们通常排列在两到四个水平寄存器中，如图所示。上图显示了以印加美学的线性几何风格呈现的正面。
介绍（英）	Tumbler-shaped drinking vessels—called keros when made of wood and aquillas when made of gold and silver—were used in Peru to consume chicha (corn beer) for hundreds of years before the Inca came to power. During Inca times, they were made and used in pairs since custom required that two individuals drink together. Both vessels had the same size, shape, and decoration. To consolidate the relationship between local communities and the Inca state, toasts were exchanged during ceremonial occasions and pairs of keros, often together with fine textiles, were given to provincial leaders as a sign of Inca generosity. As with other Inca works, kero production was state controlled and highly standardized, showing uniformity in size and decoration. The finely incised lines meet at angles to form a series of geometric shapes that can be read as squares, triangles, or diamonds. They are typically arranged in two to four horizontal registers, as seen on this cup. The upper register shows frontal faces rendered in a linear, geometric style characteristic of Inca aesthetics.