Heart-Shaped Sculpture

veracruzclassic veracruzmesoamericanPre-Columbianearthenwareart of the americas

Date

100–1000 CE

Medium

Earthenware and pigment

Dimensions

12 × 18.4 × 19.3 cm (4 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith

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