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Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with a Skeletal Face and Ornate Earings by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with a Skeletal Face and Ornate Earings

Portrait Vessel of a Ruler with a Skeletal Face and Ornate Earings

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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andeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicspeopleinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanmocheportraitsandesceramicpigmentart of the americas

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