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Lambayeque

Gourd-Shaped Blackware Jar with Modeled Monkey Handle

1000–1450
Ceramic and pigment
13.5 × 12.4 cm (5.3 × 4.9 in)

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

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