////Nazca polychrome vessel with serpents motif. Ca. 220 BCE – 150 CE

Nazca polychrome vessel with serpents motif. Ca. 220 BCE – 150 CE

Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca, ca. 22- BCE – 125 CE.Polychrome vessel of organic, phytomorphic form and thin walls finely painted with six slithering serpents and protruding floral motifs in hues of red, orange, cream, black, grey, and white.

Chips of base and rim. Pressure fissures on and a bit above the base. Surface wear commensurate with age.

Size: Diameter: 19 cm; Height: 16 cm; Mouth diameter: 8.5 cm.

 

SKU: VO-0093 Categories: ,

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