Terracotta cup with flaring neck and slightly in-curving rim and polychrome slip decoration. There is a black band around the top and exterior edge of the lip, below which are two abstract warrior deities, pictured sideways, each with bloody club in hand, sleeve elements and white eyes, wing-like signifiers and two trophy heads. The design is in orange, tan, grey, black and dark red on an off-white background. The lower body and entire base is tan. There is a crack extending down from the lip to the base.

• Narrative

  From the Cahuachi site in the Nazca Valley.

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• Type of Item cup
• Culture Nasca
• Material clay, paint, adhesive
• Measurements height 9.9 cm, diameter 13.0 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 2990/0068