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Bowl with Trophy Heads
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About this work
Nasca is one of the two major cultures and ceramic styles of its periods, and one of the finest ceramic styles ever produced in the South American Andes. Vessel walls are thin, firing temperatures higher than in earlier times, and a variety of warm, earthen-toned slips come into use. This small bowl features repetitions of human trophy heads—a major Nasca motif that refers both to war and fertility.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBowl with Trophy Heads, c. 100–650 CE. Peru, Nasca, Early Intermediate Period. Ceramic, slip; overall: 10.2 x 10.2 cm (4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barry Bradley, 2009.435
