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Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Royal Messenger with the Head of a Fox by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Royal Messenger with the Head of a Fox

Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Royal Messenger with the Head of a Fox

Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Royal Messenger with the Head of a Fox

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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