Vessel in the form of a Human Head
Unidentified Nasca (Nazca) maker
Early Nasca, 200-400
Terracotta
Overall: 6 3/16 × 4 5/8 × 4 7/8 in. (15.7 × 11.7 × 12.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Meryl Landmann French and Kathleen Landmann Bissett
2013.62.60
Geography
Place Made: Peru, South America
Period
1-500
Object Name
Vessel
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 24, Early Civilizations of the Andes, Alan Covey, Spring 2014
ANTH 24, Early Civilizations of the Andes, Alan Covey, Spring 2014
Provenance
Collected by Frederick E. (1907-2003) and Constance M. (1912-2011) Landmann, date unknown; bequeathed to their daughters, Meryl Landmann French, West Dover, Vermont and Kathleen Landmann Bissett, Waterloo, Ontario; given to present, 2013.
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