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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  181 Culture:  Nasca Description:  cup bowl, C-33044, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  One of the most outstanding representations of the Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) showing a wide range of colours. It is depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. The snake body is spiked along its border, with trophy heads between its projections. End of the signifer in the shape of a human/feline head (with headband). The Masked Mythical Being holds a bloody club and a trophy head. Tunic shows “eye motif”. One of a pair of cup bowls.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  182 Culture:  Nasca Description:  cup bowl, ID number missing, location unknown. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) holding a forehead ornament and pepino fruits. It is depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. Snake body with trophy heads attached to its border. Trophy heads with sprouting pepino fruits emanating from the mouth. Extended tongue in the shape of a snake body that terminates in a feline head. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head. Headdress of the Masked Mythical Being shows sprouting pepino fruits.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  183 Culture:  Nasca Description:  bowl, ID number missing, location unknown. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. The snake body is spiked along its border, with trophy heads between its projections. End of the signifer in the shape of a human/feline head (with headband). The Masked Mythical Being holds a club.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  184 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double spout bottle, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 4 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Serpent Mythical Being (Masked Mythical Being, Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifier), human arms and human legs. Snake body is spiked along its border and with snakes/Spondylus pectorals (?) enclosed. End of the signifier in the shape of a human (female?) head. The Masked Mythical Being holds a club. The representation of a sleeve, a tunic’s border and a loincloth indicate clothing.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  185 Culture:  Nasca Description:  cup bowl, private collection. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. The snake body is spiked along its border, with trophy heads between its projections. Snake body with snakes/Spondylus pectorals (?) enclosed. End of the signifer in the shape of a dead human/feline head. The Masked Mythical Being holds a bloody club. Tunic shows “eye motif”.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  186 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double spout bottle, C-59689 M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 3 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. Snake body with trophy heads attached to its border and with Spondylus pectorals (?) enclosed. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head. The Masked Mythical Being holds a club. Headdress/forehead ornament shows the Rayed Face.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  187 Culture:  Nasca Description:  pyro-engraved gourd, ID number missing, location unknown. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 3 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. Snake body with trophy heads attached to its border and with Spondylus pectorals (?) enclosed. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head. The Masked Mythical Being holds a club and a trophy head.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  188 Culture:  Nasca Description:  gold plaque, ID number missing, location unknown. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 3 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. Snake body is spiked along its border. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head. The Masked Mythical Being holds a plant (?).

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  189 Culture:  Nasca Description:  large chicha (?) ritual vessel, private collection, redrawn after Zarate, Morales 1983, colored by Clados after Culturas precolombinas: Nazca, Lima 1986. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 2/3 Phase. Iconographic Features:  complex iconographic scene depicting a mythical combat between supernatural beings and humans. A net surrounded by several supernatural beings (including BMB-4, Feline Hawk, Masked Mythical Being, Anthropomorphic Being with Jagged Tail) is depicted in the centre of the painting. The Masked Mythical Being (right of centre) is grasping the hair of a warrior (with two spears in his hand). Feline Man holding a fan appears at the upper right. To his right appears a human almost 'skeletonized', to his left a trophy head hanging on a carrying cord. To express the third dimension the supernatural beings are organized on three ground lines.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  190 Culture:  Nasca Description:  cup bowl, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 4 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifier), human arms and human legs. Along its border hair hanks are attached to the snake body. End of the signifier in the shape of a feline head. The Masked Mythical Being holds a club and a trophy head. The representation of a sleeve, a tunic’s border and a loincloth indicate clothing.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  191 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double spout bottle, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 4 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human body depicted in frontal position. Snake body with trophy heads attached to its border and with manioc (yuca) enclosed. Trophy heads with cotton and maize plants growing out of the mouth. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head with maize growing out of the mouth. The Masked Mythical Being holds an anthropomorphized pepino-ají-maize stalk. Two rats appear close to the feet indicating the moment of harvest. One of a pair of cup bowls. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 192

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  192 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double spout bottle, C-09767, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 4 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human body depicted in frontal position. Snake body with trophy heads attached to its border and with manioc (yuca) enclosed. Trophy heads with cotton and maize plants growing out of the mouth. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head with maize growing out of the mouth. The Masked Mythical Being holds an anthropomorphized pepino-ají-maize stalk. Two rats appear close to the feet indicating the moment of harvest. The border of the tunic is decorated with manioc (yuca). Cotton plants are attached to the head of the Masked Mythical Being. One of a pair of cup bowls. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 191

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  193 Culture:  Nasca Description:  vase, C-11507, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. The snake body is spiked along its border, with birds (swallows?) between its projections, and depicted with frogs enclosed. End of the signifer in the shape of a swallow. Bubble-like extrusion contains three frogs. The Masked Mythical Being holds a club. It is surrounded by pollywogs indicating water. Birds indicate the sky.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  194 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double-spout-and-bridge bottle, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline (?) head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. The snake body is spiked along its border, with birds (swallows?) between its projections, and depicted with fishes and pollywogs enclosed. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head. Beneath the head of the Masked Mythical Being the Harvester (H-1) almost 'skeletonized' is portrayed. The Masked Mythical Being is holding Feline Serpent and a forehead ornament in its right hand. Its tongue is replaced by capsicum pepper (ají)/ capsicum pepper (ají) is devoured by the Masked Mythical Being. Main figure is surrounded by pollywogs indicating water. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 195

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  195 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double-spout-and-bridge bottle, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Masked Mythical Being (Anthropomorphic Mythical Being) depicted with feline (?) head, snake body (signifer), and human torso with legs. The snake body is spiked along its border, with birds (swallows, one small bird depicted in frontal position) between its projections, and depicted with fishes enclosed. End of the signifer in the shape of a feline head whose tongue is replaced by a serpent with human head at its end. Beneath the head of the Masked Mythical Being the Harvester (H-1) is portrayed. The Masked Mythical Being holds Feline (?) Serpent, capsicum pepper (ají) and a club (upper part) in its right hand. Its tongue is replaced by capsicum pepper (ají)/ capsicum pepper (ají) is devoured by the Masked Mythical Being. Main figure is surrounded by pollywogs indicating water. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 194

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