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Proto-Nazca Bridge-Spouted Vessel

ca. 100 BC – 100 A.D.
Item Number: 961062
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Category Proto-Nazca
Period
Material Pottery
Dimensions 5-1/2"H x 5-1/2"D
Condition Intact

DescriptionRare type! Ancient Nazca (Proto-Nazca) polychrome vessel from Peru, ca. 100 BC – 100 A.D., clearly copying an earlier Paracas form. Chamber decorated with knotted Quipu designs in a variety of colors; spout and handle are a deep brown-black. 5-1/2"H x 5-1/2"D, intact/generally excellent condition. A rare and interesting early type with an uncommon and important motif.

ProvenanceEx-Andrea Sarmiento Collection, Miami, FL.