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Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene by Chimú Inca — VisualArtsDB

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Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene

Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene

Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene

1200–1470

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 15.6 × 20 cm (6 1/8 × 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 americasinca

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