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Strap-Handled Vessel in the Form of a Bird with Abstract Pattern on Body

650–150 BCE
Ceramic with resinous postfire painting
15.2 × 18.4 cm (6 × 7.2 in)

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

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