Jar Depicting a Feline with Vegetal Motifs Emerging from its Body
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
180 BCE–500 CE
Jar Depicting a Feline with Vegetal Motifs Emerging from its Body — earthenware, by Nazca South coast, Peru, made in Nazca Valley, dated 180 BCE–500 CE. Physical description: Ceramic and pigment; 12.5 × 13.5 cm (4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in.).
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 91329). The museum record attributes this piece to Nazca South coast, Peru in Nazca Valley around 180 BCE–500 CE. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 12.5 × 13.5 cm (4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Ceramic and pigment
Identification
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- Museum object name
- earthenware
- Museum object number
- 91329
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