Effigy vessel with anthropomorphic mythical being
Artist
Nasca artist(s)
CultureNasca
OriginSouth Coast, Peru
PeriodEarly Intermediate Period (200 BCE-600 CE), Early Nasca Period
Date100-300
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 64.8 x 61 cm (25 1/2 x 24 in.)
DescriptionNasca painted effigy vessel, Early Intermediate period, of globular form. The front is moulded with a large demon wearing a tri-pointed headdress, mouth mask, incised geometric cape, and spiked arm decoration. There are curving demons with projecting tongues that are emerging from his legs at the back. He is grasping to his chest a vanquished warrior, with a moulded head, carrying a knife in his left hand and a trophy-head in the right. There is a cylindrical spout at the top. It is painted in deep reddish-brown, black, tan, and orange on a cream ground
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.187
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
200-400
Object number: G83.1.188
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
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Artist / Maker: Tembladera artist(s)
900-200 BCE
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Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.74
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1745-1750
Object number: G83.1.936