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Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with Large Cheeks by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with Large Cheeks

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with Large Cheeks

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsmochicapeopleinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheportraitsandesceramicart of the americasterracotta

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