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title: Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4205/nazca-vase-with-warrior--trophy-heads/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4205.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4205.jpg)

## Image Caption

The vase is bell-shaped and depicts hunter-warrior figures with trophy heads. This is a typical "late" [Nazca](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nazca_Civilization/) vessel with a proliferous design. 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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Wari_Civilization/). From Nazca, Peru, circa 550 CE. (National Museum of [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/), Edinburgh, UK)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 22). Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4205/nazca-vase-with-warrior--trophy-heads/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 22, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4205/nazca-vase-with-warrior--trophy-heads/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nazca Vase with Warrior & Trophy Heads." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4205/nazca-vase-with-warrior--trophy-heads/>.

## License & Copyright

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