Small red-brown earthenware jar with a single loop handle, painted with cream and dark geometric bands of diamonds and zigzags against a gray background.

Miniature Single-Handled Jar with Textile-like Pattern

A small earthenware jar with a rounded body, flared rim, and a single loop handle on the right. Its red-brown surface is painted with bands of cream and dark brown geometric motifs, including diamonds and zigzag lines that suggest woven textile designs.

Artist: Inca
Date: 1450–1532
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1605 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1532).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of David and Julia Loebel

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