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Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Bird Eating a Snake by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Bird Eating a Snake

Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Bird Eating a Snake

Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Bird Eating a Snake

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanmocheandescoating (material)ceramicpigmentart of the americas

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