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Blackware Jar in the Form of a Bird by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Blackware Jar in the Form of a Bird

Blackware Jar in the Form of a Bird

1200–1450

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: H. 10.6 cm (4 3/16 cm)
Genre: blackware (black basaltes)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsinorganic materialchimúArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianblackware (black basaltes)andeslate intermediate periodceramicart of the americas

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