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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:  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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