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Zoomorphic Spouted Vessel100 BCE–600 CE

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Ceramic stirrup-spout vessel with a cream and reddish-brown slip surface, painted vertical stripes, and a stylized dark brown animal figure with claw-like appendages
Ceramic vessel with angled spout and loop handle, cream ground painted with vertical stripes in dark brown and orange-red, with two stylized animal figures in dark brown slip on the lower body.

Unknown, Zoomorphic Spouted Vessel, 100 BCE–600 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Zoomorphic Spouted Vessel
Culture
Nasca
Place Made
Peru, South Coast
Date Made
100 BCE–600 CE
Medium
Polychrome ceramic
Dimensions
5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (13.34 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.73.48.47
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas