Blackware Cup with Abstract Faces Carved in Panels

tiahuanacomiddle horizonPre-Columbianamericasblackware (black basaltes)earthenware

Date

1000–1476

Medium

Ceramic and pigment

Dimensions

H.: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Nathan Cummings

Also notable

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Ear Ornaments

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