Tripod Polychrome Bowl Depicting a Serpent with Feathers

classic veracruzmesoamericanPre-Columbianamericasbowlearthenware

Date

500–750 CE

Medium

Ceramic and pigment

Dimensions

Diam.: 34.4 cm (13 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund

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