Jar with handle

Collection NumberA005039
TitleJar with handle
DateNazca cultural period, 1st century BC ~ 7th century AD
Name of prefectures & citiesPeru
Description of works【Looked closely, there are many faces】
The famous Nazca Lines and the pottery of the Nazca culture have many designs in common. The pottery is characterized by colorfully-painted surfaces. This is a handled jar with human figures. The main figure holds the head of another figure on its belly, under which another human face is painted. The Nazca culture is known to have practiced headhunting, and this type of pottery was made to reproduce such scenes.

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