Description
Spillway. Nazca culture, Peru, 1st-7th century AD. Polychrome terracotta. Measurements: 17 cm (height). Nazca pourer representing a character worked in black, red, orange and white tones. The Nazca culture developed in Peru in the valleys of the current department of Ica, between the 1st and 7th centuries, and had its main centre in Cahuachi. Its pottery is one of the most highly regarded in ancient Peru, both for its quality and its variety. The Nazca used a peculiar technique, which consisted of painting the entire surface of the vessel before firing, with polychrome pigments applied in up to eleven gradations of colour, in a wide variety of shades. Most Nazca vessels have a globular belly with two spouts or spouts and a bridging handle.
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Spillway. Nazca culture, Peru, 1st-7th century AD. Polychrome terracotta. Measurements: 17 cm (height). Nazca pourer representing a character worked in black, red, orange and white tones. The Nazca culture developed in Peru in the valleys of the current department of Ica, between the 1st and 7th centuries, and had its main centre in Cahuachi. Its pottery is one of the most highly regarded in ancient Peru, both for its quality and its variety. The Nazca used a peculiar technique, which consisted of painting the entire surface of the vessel before firing, with polychrome pigments applied in up to eleven gradations of colour, in a wide variety of shades. Most Nazca vessels have a globular belly with two spouts or spouts and a bridging handle.
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