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Nazca Polychrome Vessel - Trophy Heads

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Description

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, Ca. 125 to 250 BCE. A polychrome terracotta vessel with thin walls and a rounded bottom, adorned with a register of abstract trophy head variants in hues of red, chocolate brown, and tan beneath a chocolate brown rim and above a pointed light brown band which is in turn above a red band, all upon a cream ground with a chocolate brown lower rim to complement the upper rim. A very nice example. Size: 4.5" in diameter x 5.25" H (11.4 cm x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: Ex-California Museum of Ancient Art

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Condition

A few repairs to rim as shown. Nice root marks and manganese deposits.

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Nazca Polychrome Vessel - Trophy Heads

Name: Nazca Polychrome Vessel - Trophy Heads
SKU: 46248424
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $450

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