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Vessel in the Form of a Seated Ruler by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

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Vessel in the Form of a Seated Ruler

Vessel in the Form of a Seated Ruler

Vessel in the Form of a Seated Ruler

450–550

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 16.5 × 14.3 cm (6 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselpainting (image making)nazcaceramicspeopleinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesceramicart of the americas

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