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Anthropomorphic Jar100 BCE–600 CE

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Ceramic vessel with a rounded body and short cylindrical neck, painted with a stylized face and horizontal striped bands in black, brick red, and white slip
Ceramic vessel with a bulbous body and narrow neck, painted with a frontal face featuring outlined eyes, a modeled nose, and cheek panels with grid patterns in cream, dark brown, and red slip; horizontal red and black stripes encircle the neck.
Title
Anthropomorphic Jar
Culture
Nasca
Place Made
Peru, South Coast
Date Made
100 BCE–600 CE
Medium
Ceramic, hand built, slip decorated, burnished, fired
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (9.52 x 9.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.73.48.11
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas