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Pedestal with Squatting Bear

Han dynasty (206 B. C.–A.D. 220)
Earthenware with molded decoration
27.5 × 11.9 cm (10.8 × 4.7 in)

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

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