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Double Vessel in the Form of Two Figures Drinking and Holding Hands

1000–1400
Ceramic and pigment
13.5 × 17.5 cm (5.3 × 6.9 in)

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

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