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Double Spout Vessel Depicting an Abstract Shark with Human Attributes by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Double Spout Vessel Depicting an Abstract Shark with Human Attributes

Double Spout Vessel Depicting an Abstract Shark with Human Attributes

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 17.2 × 12.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 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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