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Round ceramic vessel with a modeled human head on its neck and a side handle, its body painted with diagonal bands of cream, brown and red geometric patterns.

Vessel in the Form of the Head and Torso of a Figure

A ceramic stirrup-spout vessel with a modeled human head rising from its neck and a strap handle at the side. The round, flattened body is painted with diagonal bands of stepped geometric motifs in cream, brown, and red slip de engobe.

Artist
Nasca
Date
600–1000
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1478 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1000).
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

Español: Vasija de estribo con cabeza humana modelada, Nasca

Vasija cerámica con asa de estribo, cuyo cuello termina en una cabeza humana modelada. El cuerpo redondeado y aplanado está pintado con franjas diagonales de motivos geométricos escalonados en crema, café y rojo de engobe.

Português: Vaso de estribo com cabeça humana modelada, Nasca

Vaso cerâmico com alça em estribo, cujo gargalo termina em uma cabeça humana modelada. O corpo arredondado e achatado é pintado com faixas diagonais de motivos geométricos escalonados em creme, marrom e vermelho de engobe.