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Fragment of a Vessel in the Form of a Puma by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Fragment of a Vessel in the Form of a Puma

Fragment of a Vessel in the Form of a Puma

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 10.8 × 7.9 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)
Genre: ceramics
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanearly intermediate periodvesselsvesselanimalspainting (image making)ceramicsmochicainorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanfragmentPre-Columbianmocheandesfelineceramicart of the americas

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Fragment

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