Height: 12.000 cm
Length: 15.500 cm
Width: 8.000 cm
AOA Ethno 1938-19
Africa, Oceania, Americas
Spout and bridge vessel in the shape of a dog
Nasca culture (200 BC - AD
Vessels modelled into animals or edible plants are a common form in Nasca art. The vessel is painted in three colours: black, brown and white. A limited range of colours was used in the early phases of the Nasca cultural sequence, while at least ten were used in later phases. The most common shapes are bowls, dishes, vases and vessels with one or two spouts and bridge.
techniques and aesthetic qualities of Nasca polychrome ceramics
make them quite unique in the Andean region. They were most
commonly made by coiling.
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