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Double Vessel with a Seated Figure by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Double Vessel with a Seated Figure

Double Vessel with a Seated Figure

1200–1450

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 18.4 × 22 cm (7 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.)
Genre: blackware (black basaltes)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasfigures (representations)modeling (forming)andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselburnishing (polishing)ceramicsinorganic materialGesturechimúArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianblackware (black basaltes)andeslate intermediate periodceramicart of the americasinca

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