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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  152 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel, location unknown. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 2 Phase Iconographic Features:  Seated Anthropomorphic Mythical Being grasping a warrior with both hands. Arms replaced by snakes. The tip of a long extended tongue touches the head of the warrior (trophy-head taster format).

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  213 Culture:  Nasca Description:  chicha (?) ritual vessel, C-35090, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  one of the most complex Nasca 7 scenes depicting two Killer Whale Mythical Beings and the Wari Stinger Animal (right below). The head of the Killer Whale Mythical Beings is identical to the head of the Wari Stinger Animal (Mythical Monkey head type). Killer whale bodies enclose fishes. Wari Stinger Animal depicted with doubled fish tail. A human (indicated by head and arm) is devoured in the jaws of a (Mythical Monkey head type) Rayed Face/decapitated Mythical Monkey head which itself is devoured by the Wari Stinger Animal. The top of the vessel is in form of a ritual court. Its inner walls are decorated with trophy heads.

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