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Globular Jar with Modeled Human Head

Nasca

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Caption

Nasca. Globular Jar with Modeled Human Head, 400–500 CE. Ceramic, pigment, 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 6 in. (17.1 x 13.3 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 41.1275.57. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Nasca

Title

Globular Jar with Modeled Human Head

Date

400–500 CE

Period

Nasca Phase 5

Medium

Ceramic, pigment

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 6 in. (17.1 x 13.3 x 15.2 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund

Accession Number

41.1275.57

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Nasca

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