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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  57 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vase (detail), C-13447 M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5. Iconographic Features:  Anthropomorphic Mythical Being with Jagged Tail, possibly a variety of the Masked Mythical Being. It holds a club and trophy head (right hand), and a carrying cord that comes out of the being’s mouth. The cord is depicted as the spotted body of a serpent ending in four serpents.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  112 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel, redrawn after Donnan 1993, colored by Clados. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 4 (BMB-4) depicted with wing, tail, human torso with legs, and human arms. Wing and tail depicted with snake feathers. Wing covered with trophy heads. The main figure holds a club and carries a carrying cord that comes out of the being’s mouth (same gesture as in CL 57). Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 57

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