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Vessel in the Form of a Human Head by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Vessel in the Form of a Human Head

Vessel in the Form of a Human Head

Vessel in the Form of a Human Head

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsmochicainorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheandesart of the americasterracotta

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