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As we sometimes find in the art of the twentieth century, it is difficult to tell what this fine ceramic object represents. It could be a house with pitched roof, or a curious canoe with a high prow. Whatever it is, it is also a shark with open jaws.  
 
   
 
Container
Pottery
500 b.C. - A.D. 300
El Rosario, Tumaco, Nariño
34 x 34 x 15,5 cm
   
 
    
 

 

 
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