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Bead Carved in the Form of a Human Head by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Bead Carved in the Form of a Human Head

Bead Carved in the Form of a Human Head

Bead Carved in the Form of a Human Head

-100–500

Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 2.5 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm (1 × 1 × 7/8 in.)
Genre: Bead
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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stoneamericasandeanearly intermediate periodjewelrymochicarockinorganic materialbeadArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheandescostumeart of the americas

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