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Jar in the Form of a Jaguar Head by Tiwanaku — VisualArtsDB

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Jar in the Form of a Jaguar Head

Jar in the Form of a Jaguar Head

Jar in the Form of a Jaguar Head

700–1000

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 14.3 cm (6 5/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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middle horizonamericastiahuanacoandeanvesselsearthenwarevessellambayequeceramicsinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandeslate intermediate periodceramicart of the americas

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