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Stirrup-Spout Vessel Depicting a Puma with Suckling Cubs

1100–1470
Ceramic
25.1 × 21.6 cm (9.9 × 8.5 in)

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

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