Molded bowl with trophy heads on a cream ground
Molded bowl with trophy heads on a cream ground

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Molded bowl with trophy heads on a cream ground,

80–430 CE

Nasca
Early Intermediate Period (Early to Middle Nasca phase)
1997-96

Information

Title
Molded bowl with trophy heads on a cream ground
Dates

80–430 CE

Medium
Ceramic with polychrome slip
Dimensions
h. 7.6, diam. 15.7 cm (3 × 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mitchell and Loretta Chipin
Object Number
1997-96
Place Made

South America, Peru, South coast

Culture
Nazca
Period
Early Intermediate period
Type
bowls (vessels), trophies (prizes), ceramics
Materials
polychrome, slip, ceramic
Subject
geometric patterns, heads

Gift of Mitchell and Loretta Chipin to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1997.

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