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Collections

Beaker with Rodents100 B.C.–600 A.D.

On view:
Geffen Galleries, South American Symbolic Universes
Ceramic double-bulge vessel with cream slip ground, painted with repeating dark brown bird-like motifs and red dots arranged in rectangular panels, separated by burgundy and coral-orange bands
Title
Beaker with Rodents
Culture
Nasca
Place Made
Peru
Date Made
100 B.C.–600 A.D.
Period
Early Period
Medium
Ceramic, hand built, slip painted, burnished and fired
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (9.53 x 8.26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.73.48.28
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas