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Plate Depicting a Fish, Shark, or Whale by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Plate Depicting a Fish, Shark, or Whale

Plate Depicting a Fish, Shark, or Whale

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 5.1 × 15.9 cm (2 × 6 1/4 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselnazcaceramicsinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanandesceramicart of the americas

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