Nazca Terracotta Phallic Flute Player

A Pre-Columbian Nazca ceramic flute player, bending to his side while playing his flute, his hat of phallic form.

Southern Peru,
Ca. 400 - 600 AD.
Height: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm).

The Nazca culture thrived on the southern coast of what is now Peru. Artistically the Nazcas are distinguished by their bold abstract designs in both ceramics and textiles. Their pottery was of fine thin walled design and was painted in as many as thirteen different colors depicting an array of naturalistic and mythological motifs.

Formerly in a private New York collection.
Inv#: 9304
Guaranteed Authentic

$2,500

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