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Vessel in the Form of the Head and Torso of a Figure by Nasca — VisualArtsDB

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Vessel in the Form of the Head and Torso of a Figure

Vessel in the Form of the Head and Torso of a Figure

Vessel in the Form of the Head and Torso of a Figure

600–1000

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 13.3 × 16.7 cm (5 1/4 × 6 9/16 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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textile patternmiddle horizonamericasmodeling (forming)tiahuanacoandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselpainting (image making)ceramicsinorganic materialabstract figuresArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesceramicart of the americas

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