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A beaten gold mask from the Nazca civilization of Peru, 200 BCE-500 CE. 18.4 x 20.5 cm. The mask may represent a shaman in transformational pose, a common motif in Nazca art. An alternative interpretation is that it represents the weeping...

A ceramic vessel in the form of a standing figure. Nazca, Peru, c. 100-300 CE. The figure has face paint as worn in Nazca harvest rituals. In his right hand he holds a jicama plant and in his left a cassava plant. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri...

Bold designs on early Nazca vessels were naturalistic and representational, featuring motifs from land, sea, and air. Plants and animals are abundantly illustrated, most often on bottles and bowls. Figures are painted with simple outlines...

Late Nazca vessel depicting a bird monster, from Nasca, Peru, 400-500. The subject is depicted in profile and there is a use of complex and repeated motifs. This artistic development preceded the decline of a discernible Nazca style, explained...

A Nazca poncho (200 BCE-500 CE) which illustrates the vibrant colours and bold linear patterns typical of Nazca textiles. (Lombards Museum)

Battle scenes, warriors and trophy heads appear on later Nazca pottery. However, decapitation scenes are rare. This tall sculpted vase shows a man in the processes of decapitating a male warrior. The changes in iconography suggest that Nazca...

Bold designs on early Nazca vessels naturalistic and representational, featuring motifs from land, sea, and air. Plants and animals are abundantly illustrated, most often on bottles and bowls. Figures are painted with simple outlines containing...

Bold designs on early Nazca vessels were naturalistic and representational, featuring motifs from land, sea, and air. Plants and animals were abundantly illustrated, most often on bottles and bowls. Figures are painted with simple outlines...

Manuscript with verses in diagonal lines of nasta 'liq script, written by Mir Emad Hassani, Iran, c. 1608-9. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The battle lines at the opening of the Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 CE. In the battle, Richard III of England (r. 1483-85 CE) was defeated and killed while the victor Henry Tudor became Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509 CE).