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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  170
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  portrait effigy vessel, C-04558, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  one of the finest Nasca 7 Phase effigy vessels: nobleman holding sling or coca bag (chuspa). Elaborately decorated garments show multi-figured scene including Feline Serpent, Rayed Face, One-Eyed Rayed Faces, Round Faces, and heads of monkeys (?). Feline Serpent and Rayed Face depicted with Bloody Mouth Head Type. Body of Feline Serpent with snakes enclosed. Cacti close to Feline Serpent indicate desert environment. Scattered spears indicate battlefield and combat.

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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  317
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  effigy vessel, ID number missing, location unknown.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  noble woman holding peppers. She wears a tunic decorated with One-Eyed Rayed Faces which are horizontally drawn. Interpretation as celestial bodies.
Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 170 

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