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Portrait Vessel of a Ruler by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanearly intermediate periodearthenwarevesselceramicsmochicapeopleinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheportraitsandesceramicart of the americas

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