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Jug in the Form of a Curled Animal, with Tail in Mouth, Possibly a Feline

1000–1400
Ceramic and pigment
20.2 × 18.1 cm (8 × 7.1 in)

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

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