Pedestal Bowl Depicting Bicephalic Footed Serpent with Headcrest

cocléPre-Columbianamericaslower central americavesselearthenware

Date

700–1100

Medium

Ceramic and pigment

Dimensions

15.2 × 29.2 cm (6 × 11 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Everett McNear in memory of Everett McNear

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