Object Number | SA3045 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Paracas |
Provenience | Peru | Nazca District |
Culture Area | Andean |
Period | Proto-Nasca |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Polychrome |
Iconography | Gods | Bird |
Description | Pottery, round base and flaring sides; design of twin gods of uncertain nature. One of these flying figures wears a snake headdres, has falcon eyespots, and a trophy head on the wing. Small faces are present on the tips of the wings and tail feathers are likely "snake feathers." |
Height | 13.34 cm |
Outside Diameter | 16.21 cm |
Credit Line | Peruvian Expedition, William C. Farabee, 1923 |
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