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Vessel in the Form of a Deer Impersonator by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Vessel in the Form of a Deer Impersonator

Vessel in the Form of a Deer Impersonator

Vessel in the Form of a Deer Impersonator

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 27 × 21.3 cm (10 5/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintamericasmodeling (forming)andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselanimalspainting (image making)ceramicsinorganic materialimpersonationdeersArts of the Americasanthropomorphic figuremocheandescoating (material)ceramicsacrificeart of the americas

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