Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 22 November 2015
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The vase is bell-shaped and depicts hunter-warrior figures with trophy heads. This is a typical "late" Nazca vessel with a proliferous design. The subject is depicted in profile and there is a use of complex and repeated motifs. This artistic development preceded the decline of a discernible Nazca style, explained in terms of the increasing influence of the Wari civilization. From Nazca, Peru, circa 550 CE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 22). Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4205/nazca-vase-with-warrior--trophy-heads/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 22, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4205/nazca-vase-with-warrior--trophy-heads/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Nov 2015. Web. 22 Feb 2025.

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