Double-spout-and-bridge bottle depicting faces and centipedes

Usage Conditions Apply
- Culture/People
- probably Nazca (Nasca) (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
- 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
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Place
- Río Nasca (Nazca) valley; Nasca (Nazca) Province; Ica Region; Peru
- Date created
- AD 300-600
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Miguel V. Merino Schröder; purchased by MAI from Miguel V. Merino Schröder in 1922.
- Catalog Number
- 11/2781
- Barcode
- 112781.000
- See related items
- Nazca (Nasca) (archaeological culture)
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
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