Site: Nasca | Clados Number: 290 | Culture: Nasca | Description: bowl, C-32911, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima. | Chronological Era: Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase. | Iconographic Features: Feline Face consisting of a feline head and one human arm. It holds a bloody club. Snakelike streamer (= extended tongue) emerges from the mouth, terminating in a feline head with “snake eyes”. Snakelike streamer depicted with enclosed pepinos. Feline Face is surrounded by pollywogs indicating water. Interpretation of Feline Face as celestial body. | Related Themes: Click link to see related item(s) CL 94, 95, 110, 103, 104, 105, 106, 260, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 289. | |
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