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Vessel in the Form of a Calabash by Colima — VisualArtsDB

Vessel in the Form of a Calabash

Vessel in the Form of a Calabash

1–200

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 23.2 × 32.4 cm (9 1/8 × 12 3/4 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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mesoamericanamericaswest mexicomodeling (forming)vesselsearthenwarevesselanimalsplant-derived motifpainting (image making)ceramicsbirdsinorganic materialfeastservingwaregourdArts of the AmericasPre-Columbiancolimaceramicart of the americas

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