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Vessel in the Form of a Long-Necked Bird, Possibly a Goose

180 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
14 × 12.9 cm (5.5 × 5.1 in)

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

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