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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  225 Culture:  Nasca Description:  vase portraying nobleman, drawing after Lavalle 1986, 143. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 9 (BMB-9), a Late Nasca bird mythical being as motif on the tunic of the man. It is depicted with Rayed Feline Face Bloody Mouth head type, human body with legs, wings, and tail. Feathers replaced by volute rays. BMB-9 is depicted in bird’s-eye view and might be a Nasca 7 version of Feline Hawk or BMB-5. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 101, 110

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  226 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel portraying wounded warrior chewing coca, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 9 (BMB-9) as motif on the mantle of the warrior. It is depicted with Rayed Feline Face Bloody Mouth head type, human body with legs, wings, and tail. Feathers replaced by volute rays. BMB-9 is depicted in bird’s-eye view. He is grasping two One-Eyed Rayed Faces by their tongues, a gesture that indicates fighting. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 225

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  227 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel portraying warrior holding trophy head, C-54292, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  two different colour versions of the Bird Mythical Being 9 (BMB-9) as motif on the mantle of the warrior. BMB-9 is depicted with Rayed Feline Face Bloody Mouth head type, human legs, wings, and cat (?) tail. Feathers replaced by rays. BMB-9 is depicted in bird’s-eye view. Additional volute rays are attached to the mouth mask. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 225, 226

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  228 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel portraying warrior holding trophy head, ID number missing, Museo de la Nacion, Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  two different colour versions of the Bird Mythical Being 9 (BMB-9) as motif on the mantle of the warrior. BMB-9 is depicted with Rayed Feline Face head type, human arms, human legs, wings, and cat (?) tail. Feathers replaced by rays. BMB-9 is depicted in bird’s-eye view. It holds jagged staffs. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 225, 226, 227

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  229 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double-spout-and bridge bottle, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 9 (BMB-9) depicted with Rayed Feline Face head type, human body, human arms and legs, wings, and tail. Feathers of the wings and the tail replaced by rays. BMB-9 is depicted in bird’s-eye view. Attached to the sleeve of the left arm is a One-Eyed Rayed Face, maybe shown in the moment of attacking BMB-9. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 225, 226, 227, 228

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  230 Culture:  Nasca Description:  vase, C-60288, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5/6 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Bird Mythical Being 9 (BMB-9) depicted with Rayed Feline Face head type, human body, human arms (with claws), human body and legs, and a wing. Wing is covered by trophy head. Feathers replaced by spears. BMB-9 is depicted devouring a human whose legs are still visible. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 225, 226, 227, 228, 229

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