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Bird on a cactus
Bird on a cactus
Date:
2nd century BC
Location:
Not on display
Media:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
6 3/4 x 3 3/4 (17.1 x 9.5 cm)
Department:
Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Object Type:
Ceramic
Country:
Peru
Continent:
South America
Culture/People:
Nasca
Accession Number:
1965.18
Acquisition Date:
1965-10-11
Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Allen Lowry

Phase 3
body in form of a falcon
black, red and white

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