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Bowl with Painted Fish
This open shallow ceramic bowl, likely dating from the early or mid-Nasca period, is slip-painted and finely crafted. Its polychrome decoration and marine imagery illustrate how Nasca art conveyed ideological messages related to life, fertility, and…
Bowl with Hummingbirds
In the form of a small bowl, just five inches high, this object likely served an everyday, utilitarian purpose. Despite its practical form, the Nasca exhibit a consistent inclination toward painted decoration, and this bowl is no exception. As is…
Vessel with Hummingbirds around Flowers
This piece is a double-spout-and-bridge vessel decorated with a multitude of multicolored hummingbirds swarming around a pair of flowers.in shape, with a double-spout-and-bridge on the top. The overall shape is fairly straightforward in shape, but…
Vessel with Feline and Bursting Motifs
This double-spout-and-bridge vessel is an extremely common form in Nasca ceramics. It is round and bulbous, narrower towards the top, and wider towards the bottom. It is topped with two straight, cylindrical spouts pointed vertically. An arched…