Site: Nasca | Clados Number: 101 | Culture: Nasca | Description: ceramic, double spout bottle, C-09897, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. | Chronological Era: Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 6 Phase. | Iconographic Features: Bird Mythical Being 5 (BMB-5) holding a couple of spears. It is depicted with feline head, human torso, arms and legs. Feathers of the wing and the extended tongue are replaced by spears. Beneath the main figure a nude male figure marked by hunger appears. | |
| Rollout © 2003 Christiane Clados
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