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Male Effigy Vessel
AD 100–650 (thermoluminescence date, 410–1010)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The style is typically Nasca: modeling is minimal and the surface is decorated with the vibrant, earth-colored slips that are a hallmark of Nasca ceramic art. Male figures are a well-known category of Nasca ceramic production, although the shape of this one, which stands upright on two legs and is additionally supported from behind by a long loincloth, is unusual.
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- Title: Male Effigy Vessel
- Date Created: AD 100–650 (thermoluminescence date, 410–1010)
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 28.8 x 16 x 17 cm (11 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.116
- Medium: ceramic and slip
- Fun Fact: This figure holds a human head, which the Nasca viewed as a source of great power.
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Peru, South Coast, Nasca, Early Intermediate Period
- Credit Line: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: AA - Andes
- Accession Number: 2012.116
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