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Moche

Blackware Spouted Vessel in the Form of a Couple in an Erotic Embrace

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic
18.4 × 17.2 cm (7.2 × 6.8 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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