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Vessel in the Form of a Severed Trophy Head by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

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Vessel in the Form of a Severed Trophy Head

Vessel in the Form of a Severed Trophy Head

Vessel in the Form of a Severed Trophy Head

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 15.2 × 14.9 cm (6 × 5 7/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselpainting (image making)nazcaritualsceramicsinorganic materialArts of the Americasritual sacrificesPre-Columbianandesceramicsacrificeart of the americas

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