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Moche

Jar in the Form of a Figure with Modeled Head, Painted Face, and Wearing a Wide Collar

100 BCE–500 CE
Ceramic and pigment
36.2 × 25.4 cm (14.3 × 10 in)

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

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