Effigy vessel

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Title	Effigy vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Peru)
Date	650-799
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic | Ceramic, pigment

Size:

11 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 10 1/2in. (28.3 x 19.7 x 26.7cm)

Creation Place:

South America, Peru

Culture:

South America, Peru

Physical Description:

Large head with wide flattened brow and painted face. The enormous, thin nose, ears, and pointed chin are in full relief. The mouth is a narrow slit with black lips; the almond shaped eyes and thin eyebrows are painted. A triangular area, extending from beneath the eyes to the chin on each side of the nose, is painted red. Cheeks edged with black paint, possibly representing a beard. Wavy vertical lines of black on back of skull represent hair, as does the line of black across the forehead. The figure wears a brick red skullcap. Surface highly burnished. The size of this example makes it an important one. Schoeler says: early Nazca--MWS.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Accession Number:

44.41.11

Artist:

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Effigy vessel

Artist Unknown (Peru)

650-799