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Vessel by Inca — VisualArtsDB

Vessel

Vessel

1450–1532

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 20.6 × 17.8 cm (8 1/8 × 7 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselpainting (image making)miniatureceramicsinorganic materialDrinkingritual objectsArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandeslate intermediate periodofferingceramicart of the americasinca

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