Material : Terracotta
Origin : south coast of Peru
Culture : Nasca
Era : 100 BC / 700 AD
Early Intermediate

Condition : Fragments / Broken & stuck

Dimensions : H = 7 cm (2,73 in) - D = 15 cm (5,85 in)

Beautiful polychrom Nasca ceramic. On the rim with brown paint, ther are four stylized hummingbirds (red, green, white, black and orange). A flower is placed between two birds, in order to break this serie and showed that there is no perfection in the world. Nasca ceramics are symbolistic artifacts representing their beliefs.

 

Bibliography

R.Stone-Miller, "L’art des Andes", p. 68 - 74, Londres, 1995.
E. Maurer, M. Hennen, "Symboles sacrés. 4000 ans d'art des Amériques", p. 162 - 177, Paris, 2002.