Nasca couple

Room 4, Vitrine 24

• The original sexual union between the ancestors is depicted in clay vessels across different pottery styles found in southern and northern Peru, both on the coast and in the highlands.
• The arrangement of this scene is very similar in all cases, and in most examples the details emphasize the man’s headdress and the woman’s body decoration.
• In these pieces, the woman is wearing wristbands and body paint. The man is wearing a turban and wristbands.
• Nasca culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD), ML004411, ML004414.

ML004414

ML004414