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Cup with a Seated Figure by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Cup with a Seated Figure

Cup with a Seated Figure

500–1450

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 6.4 × 8.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Genre: blackware (black basaltes)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasmodeling (forming)andeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselburnishing (polishing)miniatureceramicsmochicapeopleinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheblackware (black basaltes)andesofferingceramicart of the americashairstyles

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