The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Male Effigy Vessel

Male Effigy Vessel

100–650 CE (thermoluminescence date, 410–1010 CE)
Location: 232 Andean

Did You Know?

This figure holds a human head, which the Nasca viewed as a source of great power.

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.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.116