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Portrait Jar of a Ruler with Traces of Face Paint by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Portrait Jar of a Ruler with Traces of Face Paint

Portrait Jar of a Ruler with Traces of Face Paint

Portrait Jar of a Ruler with Traces of Face Paint

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 22 × 22.5 cm (8 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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

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