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Vessel with Abstract Motifs and a Modeled Head by Tiwanaku — VisualArtsDB

Vessel with Abstract Motifs and a Modeled Head

Vessel with Abstract Motifs and a Modeled Head

700–900

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 17.6 × 15.2 cm (6 15/16 × 6 in.)
Genre: vessel
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)tiahuanacoandeanvesselsvesselbirdpainting (image making)ceramicsmasksabstract patternshuariabstract figuresArts of the Americasandesceramicart of the americas

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