vessel with bird-human Mythical Being holding trophy heads
vessel with bird-human Mythical Being holding trophy heads
Culture
Nazca
Creation date
100BCE-300
Materials
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimensions
8 x 7 1/2 (diam.) in.
Credit line
Julius F. Pratt Fund
Accession number
47.30
Currently On View In
Native Art of the Americas Gallery
Mythical Beings hold severed trophy heads of enemies killed in battle to insure agricultural abundance.
Peruvian vessels were used in everyday activities, although most surviving examples were found in graves.
