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Cup Depicting a Decapitated Head by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

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Cup Depicting a Decapitated Head

Cup Depicting a Decapitated Head

Cup Depicting a Decapitated Head

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 11.6 × 14.5 cm (4 9/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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

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