Bowl
| Culture | Nazca |
|---|---|
| Title | Bowl |
| Date | 1–500 |
| Medium | Clay and pigment |
| Dimensions | Object: 3 1/16 × 7 3/4 in. (7.8 × 19.7 cm) Overall: 3 1/16 x 7 3/4 in. (7.8 x 19.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 63.24 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A clay bowl with birds depicted on a band with a white background. The birds are all outlined in black and look up to the rim of the bowl.
Nazca ceramics often depict human, animal, and plant life in a stylized manner with characteristic black outlining. This bowl shows a repeated bird motif.
Created using a polychrome slip painting technique, Nazca artists applied the slip to the vessel before firing.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Bowl | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.24