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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  108
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  ceramic cup bowl, C-13152, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 8 (BMB-8) depicted in bird’s-eye view and with trophy head in its beak. Wings and tail are covered by trophy heads. Feathers replaced by snakes. Anatomy looks compressed.

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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  109
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  ceramic cup bowl, C-13153, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 8 (BMB-8) depicted in bird’s-eye view and with trophy head in its beak. Wings and tail are covered by trophy heads. Feathers replaced by snakes. Outstretched legs might be human. Anatomy looks compressed.

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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  115
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  effigy vessel, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 6 (BMB-6) depicted four-legged and with two trophy heads in its beak. Torso covered by trophy heads. Trophy head with extended tongue in form of a serpent. Feathers replaced by snakes. Anatomy looks compressed. Foxes might indicate environment or fox hunt.

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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  116
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  collared jar, redrawn after Wolfe 1981.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 7 (BMB-7) depicted four-legged (two human legs, two legs of a bird) and with three trophy heads in its beak. Head and torso form an oval. Wing is covered with trophy heads. Feathers are replaced by snakes. Two serpents appear on the left side.

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