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Moche

Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of a Skeletal Figure Holding a Child

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic
21.3 × 16.8 cm (8.4 × 6.6 in)

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

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