Nasca
Figurative Bottle
Nasca, 2001-600
Physical Qualities
Ceramic, 6 3/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (15.7 x 10.4 x 10.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number
1960.30.94
Modeled polychrome vessel body depicts standing dignitary with arms at sides. Crescent headdress obscures spout, bears human face. Dignitary wears outlined bib w/disembodied heads, pinafore-like skirt.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Myths of Ancient Peru," October 7- 30, 1969.
"The Wurtzburger Collection Pre-Columbian Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1958, fig. 94.
"Myths of Ancient Peru," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1969, cat. no. 59.
