LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Nasca Figurine400–1000 CE

Not on view
Ceramic bird-form vessel with globular terra-cotta red body, painted spotted wing pattern, cylindrical neck opening, and small modeled head and tail

Unknown, Nasca Figurine, 400–1000 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phil Berg Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Nasca Figurine
Culture
Nasca
Place Made
Peru, South Coast
Date Made
400–1000 CE
Style
Atarco
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 7 3/4 in. (19.69 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.245
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.