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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Jar with Bas-relief Animals
100 B.C.–A.D. 450
Red-brown ceramic with red and white slip
height: 26.04 cm (10 1/4 in.)
diameter at mid-point: 69.06 cm (27 3/16 in.)
diameter at mid-point: 69.06 cm (27 3/16 in.)
Gift of Winthrop Sargeant
1986.98.4
Geography:
Central Andes, Peru
Culture:
Central Andes, Moche
Period:
Early Intermediate Period
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
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