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1932.84.1

Globular vase with double spouts and 'stirrup' handles, with polychrome paintings of mythical serpent etc on a pale cream background. Nasca.

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1932.84.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Globular vase with double spouts and 'stirrup' handles, with polychrome paintings of mythical serpent etc on a pale cream background. Nasca.
Long description
Globular vase with double spouts and 'stirrup' handles, with polychrome paintings of two mythical animals around the bottom of the pot. The upper half of the pot is a pale cream colour. The base is an unpainted mid orange colour. The handles are a black colour. [MJD 03/02/2015]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Ica Region Nazca Province
Person
Field collector Frederick Barnado
PRM source Puttick and Simpson
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Nasca
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Slipped
Dimensions
Height: max 157 mm, Diameter: max 170 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.84.1

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Figure, Animal Figure

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