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Jar Depicting a Costumed Ritual Performer Wearing Feline Mask

180 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
7.8 × 10 cm (3.1 × 3.9 in)

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

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