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Small Jar in the Form of an Abstract Figure with Modeled Head by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Small Jar in the Form of an Abstract Figure with Modeled Head

Small Jar in the Form of an Abstract Figure with Modeled Head

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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

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