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Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure by Tiwanaku — VisualArtsDB

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure

700–1000

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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textile patternmiddle horizonamericasmodeling (forming)tiahuanacoandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselpainting (image making)ceramicspeopleinorganic materialhuariabstract figuresArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesart of the americasterracotta

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