Cup
| 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 |
| Height: | 13.34 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 16.21 cm |
| Credit Line: | Peruvian Expedition, William C. Farabee, 1923 |
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."
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Gift of Birds: The Featherwork of Native South American Peoples (16 Nov 1991 - 28 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Reina, Ruben E., and Kensinger, Kenneth M. 1991. The Gift of Birds: Featherwork of Native South American Peoples.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 4, fig. 1.10 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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