Object Number | SA3163 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Paracas |
Provenience | Peru | Nazca District |
Culture Area | Andean |
Period | Proto-Nasca |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Serpent |
Description | Pottery; small and deep; black, red, and white. Design of feathers with two "eyes" and a "mouth" at the tip, sometimes called "snake feathers." Example of the connection between hair, feathers, and snakes in south coast art. |
Height | 5.71 cm |
Outside Diameter | 12.7 cm |
Credit Line | Peruvian Expedition, William C. Farabee, 1923 |
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