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Moche

Vessel with Sculpted Head Formed by Two Masks

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
24 × 18.1 cm (9.4 × 7.1 in)

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

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