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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  145 Culture:  Nasca Description:  bottle, location unknown. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 6 Phase (?). Iconographic Features:  Battle scene. Mythical Monkey depicted with human head. It is holding a trophy head.

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  376 Culture:  Nasca Description:  bottle, C-12075, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  one of the most outstanding Nasca 7 battle scenes. Four elaborately costumed warriors hold feather staffs, spears and carrying cords. They carry parts of the equipment of defeated warriors (headdress, loincloth). One warrior carries a trophy head hanging from a carrying cord. They are surrounded by headless corpses, products of the battle that included decapitation, and by spears, fans and loincloths (of the victims) as well as by (Rayed) Faces with “Snake Eyes”. At the center of the battle a trophy (head) rack (with two trophy heads) is depicted. A descending Wari Stinger Animal holding a trophy head is depicted on the bridge, maybe attacking the (victorious) warriors (divine intervention). Trophy (head) racks depicted on the neck of the bottle. They as well as the Wari Stinger Animal are part of the main scene. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 273, 401

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  377 Culture:  Nasca Description:  vase, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  running (profile) warriors holding feather staffs and clubs. They are surrounded by (Rayed) Faces with "Snake Eyes", spears and parts of the equipment (tunics, loincloths) of the defeated warriors. A single head (with headdress) of one of the defeated warriors appears between the running (profile) warriors. The bottom of the vessel shows a rocky and mountainous terrain with cactus plants populated by foxes and guanacos. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 376

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  378 Culture:  Nasca Description:  vase, 4-9094, Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology and Regents of the University of California, Berkeley. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  running (profile) warrior(s) holding feather staffs and spears. They are surrounded by (Rayed) Faces with "Snake Eyes" and spears. The bottom of the vessel shows a rocky and mountainous terrain with cactus plants. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 376, 377

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  379 Culture:  Nasca Description:  step-fret effigy bottle, MAR-037, Amano Museum, Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  A. decapitation scene. Three elaborately costumed warriors, two of them decapitate their victims by using an obsidian knife (?) (left) and a brass knuckle-like weapon (center bottom). Two of the warriors are dressed as (supernatural) birds (Crested Bird, Inca tern, condor?) (left and right), the third (center bottom) is dressed as Killer Whale Mythical Being/Feline Killer Whale. They are surrounded by (Rayed) Faces with "Snake Eyes" and parts of the equipment of the defeated warriors (headdress, spears). Blood is represented by (black!) spots. One of the defeated warriors (center bottom) wears a fox skin similar to the ones of Moche warriors. B. decapitation scene. Three elaborately costumed warriors, one of them decapitating his victim by using a brass knuckle-like weapon (right). Two of them carry trophy heads (left, bottom). All three are dressed as (supernatural) birds (egret, guanay cormorant?). The warrior on the right wears a Wari headdress. They are surrounded by (Rayed) Faces with "Snake Eye" and spears. Blood is represented by (black!) spots. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 223, 376, 377, 378, 380

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  381 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double spout bottle (detail), C-60071, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  close-up of battle scene. Fighting Mythical Monkey with human head (see CL 382) and fishes indicating a battle close to a river. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 145, 376, 377, 378, 379, 382

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Site:  Nasca Clados Number:  382 Culture:  Nasca Description:  double spout bottle, C-60071, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 7 Phase. Iconographic Features:  battle scene depicting Mythical Monkey (?) with human head and running profile warrior who carries a trophy head. They are surrounded by Rayed Faces (One-Eyed Rayed Face), carrying cords and fishes. Fishes indicating a battle close to a river. Association with (modelled version of a) Surrounded Feline Head consisting of a feline head framed by four striped arms. It upholds a reed boat on which a naked woman (of the Principal Couple?) lies. Interpretation of Surrounded Feline Head as celestial body. Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 145, 376, 377, 378, 379, 381

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