Terracotta cup with flaring rim and polychrome slip decoration. There is a black band around the top and exterior edge of the lip, below which are six abstract birds in orange, pale yellow, grey, red and tan, outlined in black on cream background. There is a pale yellow band below the birds, and the lower body and entire base is dark red. There is a crack flanked by two ancient repair holes extending down the body from a chip on the lip.

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• Type of Item cup
• Culture Nasca
• Material clay, paint, adhesive
• Measurements height 8.4 cm, diameter 11.7 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
• Received from Erika H. Sawyer

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• Made in Peru

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• Creation Date between 400 and 500
• Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
• Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
• Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

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• Item Classes ceramics
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2990/0067