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Head Fragment from a Large Ceremonial Jar by Tiwanaku — VisualArtsDB

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Head Fragment from a Large Ceremonial Jar

Head Fragment from a Large Ceremonial Jar

Head Fragment from a Large Ceremonial Jar

700–800

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 11.4 × 8.6 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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middle horizonamericaseuropean decorative artsmodeling (forming)tiahuanacoandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselpainting (image making)ceramicshuariArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesfelineceramicart of the americas

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