Miniature Size, Magical Quality: Nasca Art from the Glassell Collection (Houston Museum of Fine Arts S)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300137478 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 104 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Extraordinary Nasca object assemblage Francisco de Agueda A series of beatiful photographs from an extraordinary collection of little ancient pendants made chiefly of Spondylus shell. Very rare small objects, seldom seen in museums and exhibitions.. Dead Heads The only picture worth seeing is the gold figure on the book jacket. Save your time and money if you're looking to view Nasca artifacts. This is filled primarily with really ugly trophy heads made out of a rare kind of sea shell. I think you would have to love viewing miniature heads of ancient dead people to appreciate this book. Not even my interests
Frances Marzio is curator of The Glassell Collections, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
About the AuthorFrances Marzio is curator of The Glassell Collections, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
An extraordinary group of Nasca miniature objects—exquisite works produced in ancient Central and South America for personal adornment, ritual use, and burial—resides in the renowned Glassell Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. Frances Marzio brings the Nasca culture vividly to life through her insightful discussion of diverse artworks from the collection—from warriors and trophy heads to females and a menagerie of animals—focusing on these fascinating treasures as a group for the first time.. Beautifully crafted from gold, silver, shell, and semiprecious stones, most of these objects were carved from or have elements of spondylus shell, a rare mollusk. 600, the Nasca miniatures were reported to have been found together in the Ica Valley of the south coast of present-day Peru. Dating from about A.D