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Beaker Depicting a Decapitated Head Wearing an Intricate Headdress by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

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Beaker Depicting a Decapitated Head Wearing an Intricate Headdress

Beaker Depicting a Decapitated Head Wearing an Intricate Headdress

Beaker Depicting a Decapitated Head Wearing an Intricate Headdress

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 16.8 × 11 cm (6 5/8 × 4 5/16 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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