The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, US

circa 100 BC to AD 700

In the later period of Nasca civilisation, their depictions of supernatural beings underwent a transformation, becoming more abstract and intricate, with a strong emphasis on the head. An example of this can be seen in a particular vessel, where a deity is depicted as two mask-like faces, surrounded by volutes and connected by tongues. Only the hands remain to suggest a body. A similar image is found in the lower register, while the upper register displays severed human heads.