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Flared ceramic beaker with painted bands of red and black birds, stepped geometric patterns at the rim, and feathered motifs near the base.

Beaker Depicting Bands of Spotted Birds and Geometric Motifs

A flared ceramic beaker with a wide orange rim and a plain, buff-slipped body painted in bands of red, brown, and black. Stepped geometric motifs circle the top, while stylized birds with curled heads and dotted plumage march in a register above fan-like feathered figures near the base.

Artist
Nasca
Date
180 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1982 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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