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Blackware Vessel in the Form of Two Figures Seated on Reed Boat, Parts Missing

1000–1400
Ceramic and pigment
14.9 × 26.5 cm (5.9 × 10.4 in)

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

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