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Jar in the Form of an Anthropomorphic Seal Playing a Drum by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Jar in the Form of an Anthropomorphic Seal Playing a Drum

Jar in the Form of an Anthropomorphic Seal Playing a Drum

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanmocheandesceramicart of the americas

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