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Moche

Blackware Vessel with Relief Depicting a Scene of Human Sacrifice

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic
22.9 × 21.6 cm (9 × 8.5 in)

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

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