Miniature double-spouted vessel with an anthropomorphic figural design
Miniature double-spouted vessel with an anthropomorphic figural design

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Miniature double-spouted vessel with an anthropomorphic figural design,

330–530 CE

Nasca
Early Intermediate Period (Middle to Late Nasca phase)
y1968-79

Information

Title
Miniature double-spouted vessel with an anthropomorphic figural design
Dates

330–530 CE

Medium
Ceramic with polychrome slip
Dimensions
h. 6, diam. 4.5 cm (2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-79
Place Made

South America, Peru, South coast

Marks/Labels/Seals
Number painted on bottom: JLD270 Number painted on bottom: 695 Number painted on bottom: 565 Number painted on bottom: 13 [...]
Culture
Nazca
Period
Early Intermediate period
Type
spouts, stirrup jars, vessels (containers), ceramics
Materials
polychrome, slip, ceramic
Subject
figures (representations)

Acquired by J. Lionberger Davis (1878 - 1973), Princeton, NJ; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1968.

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