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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 in terms of the increasing influence of the Wari civilization.
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 22). Nazca Bowl with Bird Monster. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4204/nazca-bowl-with-bird-monster/
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