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Vessel in the Form of the Head of a Llama by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Vessel in the Form of the Head of a Llama

Vessel in the Form of the Head of a Llama

Vessel in the Form of the Head of a Llama

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 16.2 × 12.1 cm (6 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselanimalspainting (image making)ceramicsinorganic materialArts of the Americasmocheandesceramicart of the americas

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