Nasca
Effigy Head Jar
Nasca, 2001-600
Physical Qualities
Ceramic, 5 1/16 H x 3 15/16 Diam. in. (12.8 x 10 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Lorraine Rosen, Baltimore
Object Number
1996.138
Wide-mouth jar shaped to resemble head and headdress of deceased individual (as indicated by pupils positioned upward). Facial features (eyes, eye markings, lips, chin hair, and mustache) are rendered against white face. Nose and ears are modeled. Headdress is modeled sling, red and white on black.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1996; Mr. Jeff Rosen and Mrs. Lorraine Rosen, ??
