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Vessel in the Form of a Gourd by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Vessel in the Form of a Gourd

Vessel in the Form of a Gourd

1100–1450

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 19.4 × 14 cm (7 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselplant-derived motifburnishing (polishing)ceramicsinorganic materialchimúArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandeslate intermediate periodceramicart of the americas

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