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Blackware Handle Spout Vessel with Relief of a Reclining Musician with Pipes

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic
19.1 × 18.3 cm (7.5 × 7.2 in)

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

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