Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Miguel V. Merino Schröder; purchased by MAI from Miguel V. Merino Schröder in 1922.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Nasca (Nazca) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Miguel V. Merino Schröder (Miguel V. Merino Schroeder), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1877
- Previous owner
- Miguel V. Merino Schröder (Miguel V. Merino Schroeder), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1877
- Date created
- AD 550–650 (Early Intermediate period)
- Object Name
- Cup depicting trophy heads and a winged being
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, paint
- Techniques
- Coiled/hand built, painted
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
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