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Tiwanaku — Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure

Tiwanaku

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure

700

Created by the sophisticated Tiwanaku civilization at their height, this ceramic vessel demonstrates the culture's masterful integration of human form with abstract geometric design.

Medium
Ceramic and pigment

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Tiwanaku, Jar in the Form of an Abstract Human Figure, 700

Created by the sophisticated Tiwanaku civilization at their height, this ceramic vessel demonstrates the culture's masterful integration of human form with abstract geometric design.

Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Year
700
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Geometric, Ritual, Symbolic, Sculptural, Earthen Tones, Andean, Vessel, Ceramic, Ancient, Abstract Figural

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