Artist:Nasca
Medium: Ceramic, pigments
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:325–440
Dimensions: 6 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (15.2 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm)
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Accession Number: 86.224.8
Image: CUR.86.224.8_view1.jpg,overall
Catalogue Description: A cylindrical ceramic jar that narrows slightly as it goes from its rounded base to the rim. The base of the jar is slipped with a band of yellow; the band above is reddish-brown; the third and largest section is decorated with four anthropomorphic monkeys on a white ground. The monkeys bend forward with long legs and slightly bent knees, arms that curve gently, and long, wavy tails. Their heads are heart-shaped, with round white eyes and black pupils. Their half-circle mouths have long red tongues extending outward. Multicolored feathers emanate from the top of their heads and bodies. The animals hold bean pods. Condition: good.