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Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head

1000–1400
Ceramic and pigment
4.5 × 4.1 cm (1.8 × 1.6 in)

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

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