Beaker

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Title	Beaker
Artist	Artist Unknown (Nazca)
Date	100 B.C.-A.D. 600
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic | Ceramic, pigment

Size:

6 1/8 x 4 x 4 in. (15.6 x 10.2 x 10.16 cm)

Creation Place:

South America, Peru

Culture:

Nazca, South America, Peru

Style:

1st century B.C.-A.D. 7th century

Physical Description:

Beaker with painted frieze of long-necked white birds and snakes. Rounded bottom, stand.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Accession Number:

42.61.11

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009