Photo of collection object Small Standing Figurine
Nasca. Small Standing Figurine, 300-700. Ivory, shell, resin, 1 3/4 x 3/4 x 11/16 in. (4.4 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm). A. Augustus Healy Fund, 41.231. Creative Commons-BY.

Small Standing Figurine

300-700

Nasca

Arts of the Americas

These ivory figurines may be high-status versions of the miniature clay examples that have been found in burial contexts throughout the Andean region of South America. The small and delicate male and female carvings are decorated with stone and shell inlays that suggest that they possibly functioned as treasured talismans or ritual offerings.


Estas figurillas de marfil pueden tratarse de versiones de alto rango de los ejemplos de miniaturas de barro que se han encontrado en contextos funerarios a través de la región Andina de Sudamérica. Los pequeños y delicados tallados masculino y femenino están decorados con incrustaciones de piedra y concha, sugiriendo que tuvieron una función como amuletos atesorados o como ofrendas rituales.
Maker/Artist
Nasca
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Ivory, shell, resin
Medium
ivory, shell, resin
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 3/4 x 11/16 in. (4.4 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm)
Accession Number
41.231
Credit Line
A. Augustus Healy Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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