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Vessel in the Shape of a Bird by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Vessel in the Shape of a Bird

Vessel in the Shape of a Bird

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintamericasandeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsmochicainorganic materialmochica ivArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheandescoating (material)ceramicart of the americas

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