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Short Beaker Depicting Human Head by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Short Beaker Depicting Human Head

Short Beaker Depicting Human Head

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 9.8 × 13.5 cm (3 7/8 × 5 5/16 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselnazcaceramicsinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesceramicart of the americas

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