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The Early Nasca ceramic bowl is earthenware and moderately porous, giving the bowl a flat finish. The bowl is a low-lying vessel and has a wide circular opening. The base is moderately curved and not quite flat. The walls make up the majority of the…

Anthropomorphic masked being

This object is a naturalistic, mineral-based polychrome vessel from the Early Nasca period (200-400 CE), falling under the larger Early Intermediate Period (200-600 CE). The wide-mouthed ceramic bowl stands approximately six inches tall and could…

This object is from the Andean south coast from the late Nasca period in the shape of a double spout and bridge vessel, with two spouts connected by its handle. The object’s polychromatic appearance is made from slip paints applied before firing. The…

Modeled sea lion

When looking at the object, it can be interpreted that the bottle was created to resemble metal or a hard material. The bottle has a basic stirrup spout form. Its shape is created with four half ovals on each of its four sides creating an overall…

Object 1608-89 is a rounded vessel with a large opening at the top, accompanied by two small handles. The opening features a lip that projects outwards and then cinches inwards. The handles on the vessel are sculptural; a rodent figure is modeled…

This is object 1608-82 from the Digital Archiver Services at UT. This Chimu object is a ceramic jar. The jar is a monochrome black. Its color is possibly blackware, which is produced because of an oxygen reduction firing technique. The texture is…

The sculptural vessel has a spout and handle with a sphere-shaped base. The vessel is a monochrome blackware with raised dot designs, burnished line patterns, and a dividing line between the upper and the lower half of the vessel. The end of the…

Human head spout