Bowl with Costumed Being

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl with Costumed Being

Date
100 BCE–700 CE
Medium
earthenware with colored slips
Culture
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
Department
Art of the Americas
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
127246

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Supernatural figures like the one on this bowl are shown wearing ornaments that actually exist-like the nearby Mouth Mask-they may represent humans clothed as deities who served as living cult images during rituals. The figure holds a severed head that probably alludes to capture of an enemy’s life force, since severed heads and fertility are linked in Nasca art.

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Gift of John Wise

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