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Balance-Beam Scale with Row of Cut-Out Figures and Incised Circles by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Balance-Beam Scale with Row of Cut-Out Figures and Incised Circles

Balance-Beam Scale with Row of Cut-Out Figures and Incised Circles

500–800

Medium: Bone with pigment
Dimensions: 14 × 2.1 cm (5 1/2 × 13/16 in.)
Genre: bone
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintamericasandeanearly intermediate periodbonenazcatoolamerican decorative artsArts of the AmericasPre-Columbiandecorative artsandescoating (material)art of the americas

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