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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:   Culture:  Nasca Description:  gold sheet, drawing after Lavalle 1986, 90. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 3 Phase Iconographic Features:  Spotted Cat Theme. Extended tongue replaced by jícima fruit.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:   Culture:  Nasca Description:  cup bowl, C-11707, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 4 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Spotted Cat Theme. Spotted Cat holding capsicum pepper (ají). Body with enclosed capsicum pepper.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  102 Culture:  Nasca Description:  ceramic, double spout bottle, Museo de America, Madrid. Drawing after Bosqued 1985. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 6 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 5 (BMB-5) (mid) and Rayed Feline Head (left) both partly surrounded by capsicum pepper (ají). The feathers of the wing of BMB-5 are replaced by spears. Its ears are replaced by trophy heads. Rayed Feline Head depicted with human arm. It holds a club. Association with panels of rodents.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  113 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel, redrawn after Anders 1984, 46; colored by Clados, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 4/5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Spotted Cat Theme. Motif on a spherical headdress (also see CL 56). Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 56

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  119 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 8 (BMB-8) depicted in bird’s-eye view and with trophy head in its beak. Head and torso form an oval. Wings are covered by trophy heads. Feathers replaced by snakes. Anatomy looks compressed. Parrot (loro) at the top might indicate parrot hunt or harvest.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  131 Culture:  Nasca Description:  vase (detail), drawing after Gayton/Kroeber 1927. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Long-nosed man hunting parrots (loros) by using spear thrower and bola.

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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:  242 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel with modeled parrots (loros), ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Pampas Cat Mythical Being and Bird Mythical Being 8 (BMB-8). Pampas Cat Mythical Being depicted with feline head, feline body, human body, human arms and human legs. It holds a club and devours pepinos. Pampas Cat Mythical Being is not identical to Pampas Cat. Association with parrots indicating fields and harvest. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 119

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  271 Culture:  Nasca Description:  bottle, ID number missing, Museo Larco Herrera, Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  an unusual Nasca 7 bottle with a ritual scene. A naked man lies on its back surrounded by the Killer Whale Mythical Being and animals (fox, mice, birds). To his right a woman and a Rayed Face with trident crown and seven (banded) arms/paws is shown. To his left a panpipe appears. The man holds a couple of rattles, a rattle and a fish are placed in his mouth. A similar scene was published by Tello (1959, pl. 90).

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