Nasca bottle, beheader

Nasca artisan200 BC - 600 AD

Amano Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
Lima, Peru

Ceramic sculptural piece which represents a Nasca nobleman. He is holding a trophy head in his hands. The character wears a shirt, a loincloth, a cloak and a turban.

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Title: Nasca bottle, beheader
Creator: Nasca artisan
Date Created: 200 BC - 600 AD
Physical Location: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum, Lima
Location Created: Nazca, Ica, Perú
Physical Dimensions: Height 180 mm x Diameter 176 mm
Provenance: Donation
Subject Keywords: Nazca, Nasca, nazca, nasca, pottery, polychrome, nobleman, trophy head, beheader, Ica, ica
Type: Utilitarian and ceremonial object
External Link: Amano Precolumbian Textile Museum
Medium: Ceramic

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