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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Nasca Vase
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Nasca Vase

Object numberMO 1942.348.88
Name Vase
Maker (Pre-Columbian, c. -100 - 800)
Datec. 100 BC - 800
Mediumpaint on clay
Dimensionsoverall H 6 3/4 in x Diam 3 3/4 in (17.1 cm x 9.5 cm )
DescriptionA pottery vase. Depicted on the vase is a raised image of a human head topped by an elaborate headdress. Images of arms, a staff, and a shield are also seen. The rest of the vase is decorated with geometric design around the top, and a patterned surface.
Label TextThis Nasca (also Nazca) culture vase is made of clay and was decorated using a pre-fire slip painting method. It is part of a collection of twenty-five selected examples (MO 1942.348.74-95) of pre-Columbian pottery from Peru that was presented to President Roosevelt by His Excellency Manuel Prado, President of the Republic of Peru, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in 1942.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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