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Source Description
In the Andes, the shape of the head itself could signal a person's social status or ethnic identity. This figure, probably a woman, has an artificially shaped head. Many Nasca people molded their heads to create a shape that is elongated and flattened across the forehead. Mothers tied boards behind babies’ heads, shaping their still-pliant skulls to create a lasting marker of status.
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Document identity
localId
79373
label
Effigy Vessel of a Seated Figure with Long Tunic
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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79373
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object
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normalized
title
Effigy Vessel of a Seated Figure with Long Tunic
description
In the Andes, the shape of the head itself could signal a person's social status or ethnic identity. This figure, probably a woman, has an artificially shaped head. Many Nasca people molded their heads to create a shape that is elongated and flattened across the forehead. Mothers tied boards behind babies’ heads, shaping their still-pliant skulls to create a lasting marker of status.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, November 22 1993, lot 22; purchased by a private collection, November 22 1993; given to Walters Art Museum, 2009.
date
1-650 CE (Early Intermediate)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
vessels
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.2
height
11.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 x W: 4 1/2 in. (15.24 x 11.43 cm)
Source extras
cul
Nazca
med
earthenware with paint
creator_ids
31447
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AME
exhibition_ids
3532
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ecc7a91370d9250b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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fb00052e3538c710
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no