Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A fabulous and vibrant bowl featuring a polychrome pattern of stylized heads. The petite vessel rests on a rounded but stable base. The thick walls rise upward to a wide basin that is slip painted in a russet hue. The exterior walls are decorated with a register of abstract forms that may represent trophy heads with pointed hair strands. Size: 5.5" Diameter x 2.5" H (14 cm x 6.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998

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Surface cavity on base and small cavity on interior wall. Minor surface abrasions and chips. Area of discoloration to exterior. Motifs and pigments are very vibrant!