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Moche

Handle Spout Vessel with Healer or Midwife Touching a Reclining Figure

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
18.7 × 17.9 cm (7.4 × 7 in)

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

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