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The style is typically Nasca: modeling is minimal and the surface is decorated with the vibrant, earth-colored slips that are a hallmark of Nasca ceramic art. Male figures are a well-known category of Nasca ceramic production, although the shape of this one, which stands upright on two legs and is additionally supported from behind by a long loincloth, is unusual.
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169863
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Male Effigy Vessel
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169863
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object
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Male Effigy Vessel
description
The style is typically Nasca: modeling is minimal and the surface is decorated with the vibrant, earth-colored slips that are a hallmark of Nasca ceramic art. Male figures are a well-known category of Nasca ceramic production, although the shape of this one, which stands upright on two legs and is additionally supported from behind by a long loincloth, is unusual.
date
100–650 CE (thermoluminescence date, 410–1010 CE)
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60755817
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Ceramic
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1
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Overall: 28.8 x 16 x 17 cm (11 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
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Peru, South Coast, Nasca, Early Intermediate Period
accession
2012.116
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ceramic and slip
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Male Effigy Vessel, 100–650 CE (thermoluminescence date, 410–1010 CE). Peru, South Coast, Nasca, Early Intermediate Period. Ceramic and slip; overall: 28.8 x 16 x 17 cm (11 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2012.116
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AA - Andes
didYouKnow
This figure holds a human head, which the Nasca viewed as a source of great power.
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Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 08:43:11.986000
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169863
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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ceramic and slip
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