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Tiwanaku

Single-Spout Vessel Depicting an Abstracted Figure and Net Pattern

180 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
17.5 × 15.1 cm (6.9 × 5.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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