Flared ceramic beaker with red and cream diamond-shaped geometric pattern and stylized motifs on a gray background.

Nasca Beaker with Diamond-Shaped Geometric Pattern

A flared ceramic beaker painted in red, cream, and orange-brown pigments. Diamond-shaped lozenges with stepped borders fill the central band, while stylized abstract motifs with rounded forms decorate the rim band and the lower body.

Artist: Nasca
Date: 180 BCE–500 CE
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1265 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 500).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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