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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Nasca
Title:Vessel with anthropomorphic being
Date Made:325-440 CE
Type:Container; Ceramic
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with polychrome pigments
Place Made:South America; Peru
Measurements:Overall: 6 5/8 in x 5 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 16.8 cm x 13.3 cm x 13.3 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1962.4.F(a).A
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Cylindrical vessel with wrap-around paintings of flying anthropomorphic being (shamans).
diameter of vase narrows very slightly at its opening(it is almost straight-sided); solid line drawing composed of geometrical shapes: the warrior god and victim

Tags:
pottery; ancient; archaeology; religion; indigenous people; vessels; containers; anthropomorphic

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