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Bowl with Thickly-Painted Polychrome Zigzag Motif

650–150 BCE
Ceramic and pigment
8.3 × 13 cm (3.3 × 5.1 in)

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

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