Art History Animalia
#NationalHummingbirdDay :
Bottle with #Hummingbirds
Nazca culture, Peru, South Coast, 1-400CE
Ceramic, slip, H. 6 × Diam. 5 in. (15.2 × 12.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1978.412.91: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310543
#BirdsInArt #PeruvianArt #IndigenousArt
Nasca artist(s) | Bottle with hummingbirds | Nasca | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sep 8, 2024 at 4:14amWeb
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Bonus baby version:
Double Spout Bottle
Nazca culture, Peru, Central Andes, Rio Grande de Nasca, 1st-6th c. CE
Ceramic, H. 3 1/8 × Diam. 2 in. (7.9 × 5.1 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1994.35.61: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316886
#NationalHummingbirdDay #BirdsInArt
Double Spout Bottle | Nasca | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Show threadJon SullivanSep 8, 2024
@art_history_animalia Outstanding. 🙂