Ceramics · Catalog HV6GHR13

Male Effigy Vessel

Unknown creator · 100–650 CE (thermoluminescence date, 410–1010 CE)

This figure holds a human head, which the Nasca viewed as a source of great power.

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Ceramics · Catalog HV6GHR13

Male Effigy Vessel

Unknown creator · 100–650 CE (thermoluminescence date, 410–1010 CE)

This figure holds a human head, which the Nasca viewed as a source of great power.

RIGHTS & PROVENANCE

CC0

Source documented

The source identifies the listed work or media as released under the CC0 1.0 public-domain dedication.

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Exact rights statement: CC0 1.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
Verification notes: The museum's official API record 169863 marks share_license_status as CC0 and supplies the matching web image. The exact object page, accession number 2012.116, API evidence, and institutional Open Access policy are retained. CC0 addresses copyright; the batch still receives general-audience and other-rights review.
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Black-Figure Neck-Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Storage Vessel)

Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Men and Horses

Ceramic dish with deer, phoenix, and lotus blossoms

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Black-Figure Neck-Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Storage Vessel)

Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Men and Horses

Ceramic dish with deer, phoenix, and lotus blossoms

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