Bottle with Underwater Serpents

INV-1851

1300–1500

mississippiannative americanarchaic americamidwesternvesselearthenware

Date

1300–1500

Medium

Earthenware and pigment

Dimensions

24.1 × 20.3 cm (9 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr.; Curator’s Discretionary Fund

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