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Double spout and bridge bottle with bird and disembodied head

Nasca, 2000-600

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Nasca

Double spout and bridge bottle with bird and disembodied head

Nasca, 2000-600

Physical Qualities Earthenware, polychrome, 6 5/16 × 4 13/16 in. (16 × 12.2 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sanford M. Rosenthal
Object Number 1974.37.7
Polychrome bird motif against cream colored surface is repeated on both sides of the vessel. Each bird holds disembodied head by its cord. The bird's tail feathers are animated.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1974; Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Rosenthal, by purchase, ??

Culture

Nasca

2000–2000

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