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Tiwanaku

Container for Lime in the Shape of a Frog

c. 600–1000
Stone with pigment (inlay missing)
3.9 × 2.2 cm (1.5 × 0.9 in)

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

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