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Vessel in the Form of Pepino Peppers by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

Vessel in the Form of Pepino Peppers

Vessel in the Form of Pepino Peppers

-180–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 15.4 × 17.3 cm (6 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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agricultureamericasmodeling (forming)andeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselplant-derived motifpainting (image making)nazcaceramicsinorganic materialArts of the AmericaslandscapesPre-Columbianandesceramicart of the americas

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