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Nazca Feline Huaco (Earthen Vessel)

Nazca-0200/0600

Museo de las Americas

Museo de las Americas
Denver, United States

The Nazca was a coastal culture located south of Lima, Peru in the province of Ica. The vessel depicts a human body with a feline head, surrounded by a serpent and otherworldly figures. Huaco is a word used in Peru to describe the earthen vessels produced by the local indiginous cultures

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  • Title: Nazca Feline Huaco (Earthen Vessel)
  • Creator: Nazca
  • Date Created: -0200/0600
  • Location Created: Nazca, Peru
  • Provenance: The Howard & Hildegarde Payson Collection
  • Subject Keywords: Ancient America
  • Type: Vessel
  • Rights: Museo de las Americas
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