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Brownware Jar with Monkey in Relief on Flared Neck by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Brownware Jar with Monkey in Relief on Flared Neck

Brownware Jar with Monkey in Relief on Flared Neck

1000–1400

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 16.4 cm (6 7/16 in.)
Genre: blackware (black basaltes)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsinorganic materialchimúArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianblackware (black basaltes)andeslate intermediate periodceramicart of the americas

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