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Vessel100 BCE–600 CE

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Ceramic vessel with flared mouth and waist, painted with a stylized feline or supernatural face in russet red, slate gray, and cream
Ceramic flaring-rim bowl with polychrome slip-painted bands in terracotta, dark brown, gray, and cream, featuring repeated rectangular motifs near the rim, a row of stylized fish forms at mid-body, and geometric horizontal striping with dot and eye-like elements toward the base.
Ceramic vessel with flared rim and hourglass profile, painted in slip with polychrome geometric and figurative designs in rust red, gray-brown, and cream; a serpentine form and stylized zoomorphic head with fangs encircle the exterior.
Ceramic cup with flared rim and narrow base, painted with polychrome slip in red, white, cream, and gray, featuring horizontal bands of stylized figures and geometric motifs in Nasca tradition.
Title
Vessel
Culture
Nasca
Place Made
Peru, South Coast
Date Made
100 BCE–600 CE
Medium
Polychrome Ceramic
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 6.35 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.73.48.25
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas