MAG Collection - Human Head Effigy Bowl

200 BCE - 100 CE
Precolumbian
4 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 15/16 in. (12 x 12 x 12.5 cm)

Nasca artist
Peru

Nasca; made in Peru

Object Type: Ceramics

Medium and Support: Terracotta with polychrome slip

Credit Line: R. T. Miller Fund

Accession Number: 1947.22

Location: Currently on view

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Walram von Schoeler (1904-1955), New York (dealer); purchased from him by the Gallery in 1947

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Nazca

1000 BCE - 500 CE

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Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.

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