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Circular Vessel Depicting Figures Holding Ceremonial Staffs by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Circular Vessel Depicting Figures Holding Ceremonial Staffs

Circular Vessel Depicting Figures Holding Ceremonial Staffs

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 16.5 × 14.8 cm (6 1/2 × 5 13/16 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselpainting (image making)nazcaceramicsinorganic materialritual performerabstract figuresArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesceramicart of the americas

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