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Vessel with Abstract Feline Mask and Bird-Head Spout by Paracas — VisualArtsDB

Vessel with Abstract Feline Mask and Bird-Head Spout

Vessel with Abstract Feline Mask and Bird-Head Spout

-650–-150

Medium: Ceramic with resinous postfire paint
Dimensions: 14 × 17.5 cm (5 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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encaustic decorationamericasparacasmodeling (forming)andeanvesselsearthenwareabstract motifsvesselanimalspainting (image making)geometricceramicsearly horizonbirdsinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesfelineart of the americasterracotta

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