Double-spout-and-bridge bottle depicting faces and centipedes
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Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Nasca (Nazca) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Miguel V. Merino Schröder (Miguel V. Merino Schroeder), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1877
- Previous owner
- Miguel V. Merino Schröder (Miguel V. Merino Schroeder), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1877
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Miguel V. Merino Schröder; purchased by MAI from Miguel V. Merino Schröder in 1922.
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- Date created
- AD 550–650 (Early Intermediate period)
- Catalog Number
- 11/2781
- Barcode
- 112781.000
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Object Name
- Double-spout-and-bridge bottle depicting faces and centipedes
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, paint
- Techniques
- Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 21 cm
- Place
- Río Nasca (Nazca) valley; Nasca (Nazca) Province; Ica Region; Peru
- See related items
- Nasca (Nazca) (archaeological culture)
- Food/Beverage Serving
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_121133
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d886849f-8d5f-40f9-8189-3f57be30190c
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