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

Nasca Bottle

Artifact IDMO 1942.348.80
Object Type Bottle
Maker (Pre-Columbian, c. -100 - 800)
Datec. 100 BC - 800
Mediumpaint on clay
Dimensionsoverall H 8 1/2 in x W 4 5/8 in x D 5 1/2 in (21.6 cm x 11.7 cm x 14 cm )
Physical DescriptionA pottery bottle in the shape of a human figure, possibly a warrior, with a protruding nose and ears. Images of human heads are visible on either side. A single spout and handle is on one side of the bottle, and the bottom of the bottle is rounded.
Historical NoteThis 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
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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