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Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011
Bowl with Costumed Being
Bowl with Costumed Being
100 BC-700
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style
(100 BC-AD 700)
Earthenware with colored slips
Diameter: 12.8 x 17.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Gift of John Wise 1949.561
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Description
Supernatural figures like the one on this bowl are shown wearing ornaments that actually exist-like the nearby Mouth Mask-they may represent humans clothed as deities who served as living cult images during rituals. The figure holds a severed head that probably alludes to capture of an enemy’s life force, since severed heads and fertility are linked in Nasca art.
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