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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