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Miniature Dish100 BCE–200 CE

Not on view
Small ceramic bowl with wide flared form, terracotta interior, and exterior painted with geometric tooth-like patterns and leaf shapes in dark brown, orange, and cream

Unknown, Miniature Dish, 100 BCE–200 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Miniature Dish
Culture
Nasca
Place Made
Peru
Date Made
100 BCE–200 CE
Period
Early Period
Medium
Ceramic, hand built from high content fine clay, slip painted, burnished and fired
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (3.18 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.73.48.30
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas