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Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting a Figure Costumed as a Crab by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting a Figure Costumed as a Crab

Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting a Figure Costumed as a Crab

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 28.9 cm (11 3/8 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanmocheandescoating (material)ceramicart of the americas

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