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Bird-Shaped Vessel with Single Spout100 BCE–200 CE

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Ceramic bird-form vessel with stirrup spout, painted in chocolate brown, terracotta orange, and cream with geometric and feather motifs

Unknown, Bird-Shaped Vessel with Single Spout, 100 BCE–200 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bird-Shaped Vessel with Single Spout
Culture
Nasca
Place Made
Peru, South Coast
Date Made
100 BCE–200 CE
Period
Early Period
Medium
Ceramic, hand built, slip painted, burnished and fired
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (8.89 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.73.48.21
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas