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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  262 Culture:  Nasca Description:  vessel, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Late Effigy Harvester (Proulx 2007, 93) depicted with human body, human arms and legs. It holds peppers and wears a conical hat and a collar made of pepinos. Maize attached to the hat. Arms depicted with yam beans enclosed. Snakelike streamer emerges from the mouth, terminating in a feline head which in turn bifurcates into two branches, each containing warriors with clubs and in turn terminating in human heads. Bubble-like extrusions filled with birds emerge from the human heads. Spotted facial painting, eye-markings in the shape of maize. Corn cobs replaced by trophy heads.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  263 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel, C-59471, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Late Effigy Harvester (Proulx 2007, 93) depicted with human body, human arms and legs. It holds maize and wears a conical hat and a collar made of pepinos. Maize and pepinos attached to the hat. Snakelike streamer emerges from the mouth, terminating in a feline head which in turn bifurcates into two branches, each containing warriors with clubs. Spotted facial painting, eye-markings in the shape of maize. Corn cobs replaced by trophy heads. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 262

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  267 Culture:  Nasca Description:  effigy vessel, C-05025, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. Iconographic Features:  Late Effigy Harvester (Proulx 2007, 93) (?) depicted with human body, arms and human legs. It sits and holds roots (?), and wears a balloon-like hat, a trademark of Wari noblemen. Facial painting shows eye-markings in the shape of bird heads. Arms depicted with twisted serpents enclosed. Collar is made of small serpents and peppers. Hat is decorated with pepinos. Snakelike streamer (= extended tongue) emerges from the mouth, terminating in a feline head which in turn bifurcates into two branches, each containing processions of (dead?) warriors with clubs. Between the legs a procession of four (dead?) men appears. Harvester surrounded by maize. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 262, 263

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