Bowl
Unknown Artist
1st–6th century
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
H. 4 3/4 × Diam. 5 1/4 in. (12.1 × 13.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Containers
Culture
Nasca
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1961
Accession Number
1978.412.64
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant ceramic bowl hails from the Nasca culture of ancient Peru, dating to 1st–6th century CE The Nasca people, who thrived in the arid coastal valleys of southern Peru, were masterful potters renowned for their vibrant, narrative ceramics that captured the essence of their world. Standing just 4 3/4 inches high and 1/4 inches in diameter, this modest vessel exemplifies the Nasca's skill in crafting functional yet artistically rich containers for daily life, rituals, or offerings. Nasca ceramics, like this bowl, were typically formed using coil-building techniques and fired at low tem...