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Blackware Jar in the Form of an Animal, Possibly a Llama by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Blackware Jar in the Form of an Animal, Possibly a Llama

Blackware Jar in the Form of an Animal, Possibly a Llama

1200–1450

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: H.: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Genre: blackware (black basaltes)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsinorganic materialchimúArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianblackware (black basaltes)andeslate intermediate periodceramicart of the americas

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