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Rare Nazca Polychrome Wood Kero - Herons

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Rare Nazca Polychrome Wood Kero - Herons

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Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Nazca, 400 to 700 CE. This is a kero (drinking cup) made of wood by the Nazca. It is decorated with delicate painted crested white herons of varying sizes. Nazca wooden artifacts are rare. The kero would have been used for drinking chicha, a fermented corn beer that was important in ceremonial toasts. Size: 4.2" W x 4.6" H (10.7 cm x 11.7 cm).

Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.

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Two stabilized cracks, otherwise intact/excellent.

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Rare Nazca Polychrome Wood Kero - Herons

Name: Rare Nazca Polychrome Wood Kero - Herons
SKU: 42757828
Price: 750 USD
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