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Vessel Depicting a Winged Figure Holding a Decapitated Head by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Vessel Depicting a Winged Figure Holding a Decapitated Head

Vessel Depicting a Winged Figure Holding a Decapitated Head

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 20.2 × 15.4 cm (7 15/16 × 6 1/16 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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