Small red-brown clay jar with a flared rim, painted with cream and black zigzag and stepped geometric bands on a gray background.

Miniature Inca Jar with Geometric Pattern

A small, squat earthenware jar with a flared rim and rounded body, painted in red-brown, cream, and black. Bands of zigzag and stepped motifs wrap the shoulder and belly, resembling woven textile patterns on a clay vessel against a plain gray background.

Artist: Inca
Date: 1450–1532
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1419 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1532).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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