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Vessel in the Form of a Llama and Attendant Figures by Chimú-Inca — VisualArtsDB

Vessel in the Form of a Llama and Attendant Figures

Vessel in the Form of a Llama and Attendant Figures

1200–1450

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 19.1 × 17.8 cm (7 1/2 × 7 in.)
Genre: blackware (black basaltes)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasritualmodeling (forming)andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselanimalsprocessionburnishing (polishing)ceramicspeopleinorganic materialchimúArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianblackware (black basaltes)andeslate intermediate periodceramicllamaart of the americasinca

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