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Bowl Depicting a Decapitated Trophy Head by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Bowl Depicting a Decapitated Trophy Head

Bowl Depicting a Decapitated Trophy Head

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 8.9 × 12.7 cm (3 1/2 × 5 in.)
Genre: bowl
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasbowlandeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselnazcaceramicsinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesceramicart of the americas

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