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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:  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:  175 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel, C-54233, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 6 (BMB-6) and Bird Mythical Being 8 (BMB-8) as motifs on a wall of an architectural structure. Also, foxes, guanacos, trophy heads, and processions of warriors appear. Association with (modeled) Ancestral Pair. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 108, 115

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