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

Nasca Bowl

Object numberMO 1942.348.92
Name Bowl
Maker (Pre-Columbian, c. -100 - 800)
Datec. 100 BC - 800
Mediumpaint on clay
Dimensionsoverall H 6 in x Diam 5 3/8 in (15.2 cm x 13.7 cm )

DescriptionA pottery bowl with a handle at the top. Depicted on the bowl are the images of two colored faces, as well as two outline images of the same face.
Label TextThis Nasca (also Nazca) culture bottle 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
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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